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BLUE PUTTEES

Built by Baltic Shipyard in 2006

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IMO: 9331177
MMSI: 316014040
Call Sign: VXKF

Technical Specifications

Key Figures

Gross Tonnage

28,460GT

Deadweight

7,400DWT

Length Overall

200m

Beam

31.62m

Year Built

2006

Intelligence

Risk & Sustainability

Risk scoreMedium

77/ 100

Safety68

Compliance95

Environment68

Compliance

Safety Record

Marine casualties6

PERSON OVERBOARDMinor
Jul 16, 2025Northern Head, NOVA SCOTIA (NS)
On 16 July 2025, the ferry "BLUE PUTTEES" reported one passenger was missing on arrival in Port aux Basques, NL. The crew and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police searched for the passenger on board, with no success. Search and rescue operations were conducted in Cabot Strait, but the individual was not located.
RISK OF COLLISION (near collision) - With another vessel or other floating objectMinor
Jun 20, 2025Marine Atlantic ferry terminal, North Sydney, NOVA SCOTIA (NS)
On 20 June 2025, the ferry "BLUE PUTTEES" reported a risk of collision with the unregistered fishing vessel "SHEILA DIANE". As the vessel was approaching the North Sydney terminal, the fishing vessel crossed within 25 m of its bow. The "BLUE PUTTEES" put their engines full astern to avoid a collision.
PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - Boarding, being on board, falling overboard from the shipSerious
Oct 13, 2016St Paul Island, NS, NOVA SCOTIA (NS)
On 13 October 2016, the ferry "BLUE PUTTEES" reported that a crew member had fallen down the stairs and had sustained serious injuries.
GROUNDING - Not under power (includes drifting) (non-intentional)Serious
Jul 31, 2013PORT AUX BASQUES HARBOUR, NS, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR (NL)
On July 31 2013, the ferry M/V "BLUE PUTTEES" went aground in Port aux Basques Harbour, N.S The vessel refloated later that day on the high tide and returned to the Marine Atlantic wharf. There was some damage, but no injuries or pollution reported.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Oct 26, 2012SYDNEY, NS, NOVA SCOTIA (NS)
On 26 October 2012, the ferry "BLUE PUTTEES" reported the starboard propeller pitch failed full astern while docking in North Sydney, N.S. Vessel out of service until a technician determines and corrects the cause. No damage reported.
INTENTIONAL BEACHING/GROUNDING/ANCHORING to avoid occurrenceMinor
Oct 26, 2012NORTH SIDNEY, NS, NOVA SCOTIA (NS)
On 26 October 2012, while the ferry "BLUE PUTTEES" was docking in North Sydney, N.S., the pitch of its stbd propeller went to full astern on its own. The vessel moved away form the dock and anchored in the harbour to fix the problem.

Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.

Composite Risk

Risk Score

46/100

Moderate riskLow confidence40% component coverage

Some elevated factors — typically age or a lower-graded flag — but no acute ship-specific flag.

PSC detentionsno data

Sanctions exposureno data

Dark-fleet signalno data

Hull age60

Flag register25

A coverage-weighted blend of the 2 components we could read for this hull — the weights renormalise over only the components present, so a thin read is never inflated and a hull is never credited a “safe 0” for a signal it has no row for. This headline is flagged low-confidence (a thin or structural-only read) and should not be treated as a verdict. Higher means riskier. Derived in-house from government-open port-State-control, flag, sanctions and our own vessel data; weight it by the coverage above.

Estimated

Capacity & Classification

Cargo capacity at draughtMedium confidence

~7,400t at summer draught

Other · summer draught 6.41 m · 18 t per cm immersion

Estimated intake by draught

4.48 m~3,934 t

4.8 m~4,512 t

5.12 m~5,089 t

5.44 m~5,667 t

5.76 m~6,245 t

6.08 m~6,822 t

6.41 m~7,400 t

Design draught looks implausible for this class and size — the figures above are anchored to it, so treat them with extra caution.

Estimate only — modelled from deadweight (deadweight only) using a first-principles hydrostatic model, not measured hydrostatic tables. The design draught it is anchored to is unreliable across the fleet.

Commercial

Voyage Estimate

Load port

Discharge port

CargotFreight$/tFrom 7,400 DWT · ~9 t/day · bunker @ live VLSFO.

Overview

About This Vessel

MV Blue Puttees (ex-Stena Trader) is a Ro-Pax passenger/vehicle ferry operated by Marine Atlantic between the islands of Newfoundland and Cape Breton in eastern Canada. She is named after the nickname of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Largely built in Russia, her assembly was finished in Norway. As part of Stena Line she regularly ran between The Netherlands and the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2009. After being leased by Marine Atlantic, she was taken to Bremerhaven, Germany to be converted so as to better suit the North Sydney to Channel-Port aux Basques route, which she would be taking over. This conversion included the addition of a third bow thruster, increase and renovation of the passenger areas, and shortening of the vessel by 12m to help facilitate docking at Channel-Port aux Basques. She entered regular passenger service with Marine Atlantic in early March 2011. Her nearly identical sister ship MV Highlanders followed her into service a few weeks later. In May 2015, Marine Atlantic announced that it had purchased both vessels from Stena for Can$100 million each.