Sovereign
IMO 9859777 · MMSI 235123450
Before joining this vessel — checklist
Work through each item before signing your SEA or travelling to the vessel.
- 1. Verify vessel identity
Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. Sovereign (IMO 9859777) · Flag: GBR
- 2. Check the flag state record
GBR flag state profile · How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists
- 3. Check the company
Owner unknown. Owner and manager unknown — ask the employer.
- 4. Review your contract (SEA)
Read your Seafarer Employment Agreement before joining. SEA rights guide · Contract reading checklist
- 5. Check repatriation terms
Confirm repatriation is covered and the conditions are clear. Repatriation rights guide
- 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags
You should never pay to get a job at sea. Recruitment fees & scams guide
- 7. Save emergency contacts
Record ITF, flag-state authority, and welfare helpline numbers before departure. Emergency contact planner
Data sources and methodology: /sources
- Type
- Heavy-lift
- Flag
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · compare
- Year built
- 2023
- Builder
- COSCO Qidong
- GT
- 69,200
- DWT
- 50,000
- LOA
- —
- Beam
- —
- Draft
- —
- Class
- DNV
- Owner
- —
- Manager
- —
IMO 9859777 not matched against current commercial registers (Lloyd's, Equasis); record may be incorrect. The cruise vessel commonly known as 'Sovereign' was built 1988 (IMO 8512281) at Chantiers de l'Atlantique. Verify before display.
Overview
Sovereign is a 69,200 GT heavy-lift / specialised ship built in 2023 by COSCO Qidong. Registered under the United Kingdom flag (Paris MoU: white-listed) and classed by DNV.
Overview synthesized from public-registry fields. Confirm on board — the certificates posted on the bridge and in the SMS are the authoritative live documents.
PSC detention history
No detentions in the last 2 years.
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