MAILBOAT NAME: M/V Island Trader
PAST NAMES:
DIMENSIONS: 140 feet long, capable of carrying 29 passengers, Bahamas registry # 6635
CONSTRUCTION: steel
YEAR BUILT: not known, estimated c.1980
BUILDER: not known
EARLY CAREER: served North Eleuthera c.2000 to c 2008
BAHAMAS CAREER:
CAPTAINS: not known, possibly Capt. Gerald Stuart, Applicant for the vessel’s license in 2006
OWNERS: presumably Gerald Stuart and Gregory Stuart, both listed
FATE: not known
NOTES: What little information we have on this vessel is a notice in the Nassau “Tribune” of February 10, 2006, under the heading “Renewal boat License Family Island”, which says that the vessel is “Class A” and the applicant is “Stuart, Gerald, North Eleuthera” – more information would be much appreciated