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Caesarea-Trader

IMO Number
9117985
Vessel Type
Ro Ro Cargo Ship
Flag
United Kingdom

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Vessel Specifications

MMSI
232061862
Callsign
MSHN7
Width
22.0 m
Length
126.0 m

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Latest News

Ferry to be repaired at Fayard
Feb 25, 2026

**Title: 'Caesarea Trader' Heads to Fayard Shipyard for Major Repairs** The ferry 'Caesarea Trader,' which was recently affected by an engine room fire while docked at NAB Anchorage two weeks ago, de...

Damaged ferry under tow to Portsmouth
Feb 24, 2026

The tugs 'SD Tempest' (IMO: 9803637), 'VB Scotsman' (IMO: 9429883) and 'VB Englishman' (IMO: 9706023), escorted by the pilot boat 'SD Solent Racer' (IMO: 8748634), pulled the 'Caesarea Trader', after...

Fire off Isle of Wight
Feb 10, 2026

On Feb 9, 2026, at 3.45 p.m., a fire broke out in the engine the 'Caesarea Trader', with 23 crew members and noe passenger on board, which operates the Jersey-Portsmouth route, off the Isle of Wight....

Ferry to be towed to Portsmouth
Feb 10, 2026

The 'Caesarea Trader' remained moored in pos. 50° 36' N 001° 06' W off the coast of Sussex, east of Shanklin, on Feb 10. The disabled ferry was to be checked and then towed into Portsmouth, where crew...

Officer of ferry jailed for 20 months for fatal collision
Dec 05, 2025

Lewis Carr (31) , the officer of the 'Commodore Goodwill', now sailing as 'Ceasarea Trader', who was in charge of the ship when it hit the trawler 'L'Ecume II' on Dec 8, 2022, killing its three crew m...

Ferry crew member not guilty of killing fishermen
Sep 28, 2025

A jury has acquitted a ferry worker of manslaughter and been unable to reach a verdict for his crew mate on the same charge over the death of three fishermen aboard the ' L' Ecume II'. Artur Sevash-Za...

One defendant acquitted of manslaughter in trial
Sep 26, 2025

In the trial of two crew members of the 'Commodore Goodwill', prosecuted for their role in the fatal collision with the 'L'Ecume II', one of the defendants was acquitted of manslaughter on Sep 25. Art...

Jury retired to consider verdicts
Sep 24, 2025

The jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of two crew members of the 'Commodore Goodwill' who were accused of gross negligence manslaughter. Jersey's Royal Court has heard three weeks...

Crew member and officer heard at court
Sep 23, 2025

Artur Sevash-Zade, a crew member of the former 'Commodore Goodwill', who is facing three manslaughter charges stemming from the fatal collision with the fishing trawler 'L'Ecume II'. has described in...

Officer denied counts of gross negligence in trial
Sep 16, 2025

Lewis Carr, the 2nd officer in charge of the 'Commodore Goodwill' was "shell-shocked" and "numb" after the collision with the fishing vessel 'L'Ecume II', the court has heard. He denied three counts o...

Two men tried for manslaughter after collision with trawler
Sep 04, 2025

Two men are being tried for manslaughter before the Royal Court of Jersey three years after the collision of the 'Commodore Goodwill', now sailing as 'Caesarea Trader', with the trawler 'L'Ecume II' (...

Ferry renamed and reflagged after being sold to DFDS
Jun 20, 2025

The 'Commodore Goodwill', now renamed 'Caesarea Trader', which served the Channel Islands for nearly 30 years, is to be repurposed to transport freight by the Danish-based DFDS. The purchase of the fe...

Ferry put up for sale
Apr 08, 2025

The 'Commodore Goodwill' has completed her last commercial sailing on March 27, 2025. She has been taking passengers and freight from Portsmouth International Port to the Channel Islands for the last...

Investigation file handed over to Law Officers Department
Nov 09, 2023

A complex file of evidence on the collision of the 'Commodore Goodwill' and the trawler 'L’Ecume II' on Dec 8, 2022, has been handed to the Law Officers Department by the States police. A similar file...

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