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SAAREMAA 1

Built by Fiskerstrand Verft in 2010

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IMO: 9474072
MMSI: 316040217

Technical Specifications

Key Figures

Gross Tonnage

5,233GT

Deadweight

900DWT

Length Overall

97.84m

Beam

17.99m

Year Built

2010

Intelligence

Risk & Sustainability

Risk scoreMedium

77/ 100

Safety68

Compliance95

Environment68

Compliance

Safety Record

Marine casualties7

COLLISION - Struck by vesselModerate
Mar 11, 2026Pointe des Chenaux, QUEBEC (QC)
On 11 March 2026, the container ship "MSC SARYA III", while preparing to leave an anchorage and proceed for berthing, reported having dragged its anchor and struck the berthed ferry "SAAREMAA 1" in Trois-Rivières, QC. A pilot was embarked and tugs were ordered to assist before the container ship continued its manoeuver to section No. 11. Hull damage was reported by the ferry's crew. (See also M26C0037 and M26C0047)
STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels)Moderate
Apr 12, 2025Matane, QUEBEC (QC)
On 12 April 2025, the ferry "SAAREMAA 1", reported having sustained the failure of one of its thrusters while approaching the ferry dock in Matane, QC. The vessel's anchor was dropped to stop it from drifting but the vessel made contact with the dock. Once stabilized, the vessel was tied up at the dock and the crew carried out repairs.
STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels)Serious
Apr 9, 2022Godbout, QUEBEC (QC)
On 09 April 2022, the ro-ro ferry "SAAREMAA 1" reported having struck a dock while attempting to berth in the port of Godbout, QC. The vessel aborted its berth and proceed to Baie-Comeau, QC to berth and unload its passengers. Minor damage to the vessel was reported.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
May 2, 2021Matane, QUEBEC (QC)
On 02 May 2021, the ferry "SAAREMAA 1" reported experiencing an oil leak from its stern propulsion system, 11 nautical miles NW from Matane, QC. Repairs were carried out by the crew and no pollution was reported.
STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels)Serious
Oct 23, 2020Godbout, QC, QUEBEC (QC)
On 23 October 2020, the ferry "SAAREMAA 1" collided with the ferry dock in Godbout, QC, after experiencing a problem with one of its thrusters while docking. The vessel sustained damage to its hull. No pollution and no injuries were reported.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Sep 20, 2020Bécancour, QC., QUEBEC (QC)
On 20 September 2020, the ferry "SAAREMAA 1" reported being disabled due to a complete loss of electrical power. The vessel anchored off Bécancour, QC, and then proceeded to Trois-Rivières, QC, using one of its azipods with a tug assisting.
STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels)Serious
Sep 18, 2019Godbout, QC, QUEBEC (QC)
On 18 September 2019, the Ropax ferry "SAAREMAA 1" allided with the shoreside vehicle ramp while berthing in Godbout, QC. The vessel did not sustain damage. The shoreside vehicle ramp was damaged and rendered unusable.

Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.

Composite Risk

Risk Score

36/100

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 age44

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

~900t at summer draught

Other · summer draught 3.36 m · 4.2 t per cm immersion

Estimated intake by draught

2.35 m~475 t

2.52 m~546 t

2.69 m~617 t

2.86 m~688 t

3.03 m~758 t

3.2 m~829 t

3.36 m~900 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.

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