MS Côte des Dunes

MS *Côte des Dunes*
	Côte des Dunes as Seafrance Rodin entering Calais
History
Name	Seafrance Rodin (2001–2012); Rodin (2012–2015); Côte des Dunes (2015–onwards);
Owner	Seafrance (2001–2012); Eurotunnel (2012–present);
Operator	Seafrance (2001–2012); MyFerryLink (2012–2015); DFDS Seaways France (2016–present);
Port of registry	Le Havre, France (2016–present); Calais, France (2001–2016);
Route	Dover-Calais
Builder	Aker Finnyards in Rauma, Finland
Yard number	437
Launched	19 May 2001
In service	13 November 2001
Identification	IMO number: 9232527
Status	In Service
General characteristics
Tonnage	33,796 GT
Length	185.82 m (610 ft)
Beam	27.7 m (91 ft)
Installed power	2 x Wärtsilä 8L46B; 2 x Wärtsilä 12V46B diesels;
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Capacity	1900 passengers; 2000 lane metres (120 lorries or 700 cars);

MS Côte des Dunes is a Rodin-class ropax ferry operated by DFDS Seaways and currently in service between Dover and Calais.

She was built in 2001 by Aker Finnyards in Rauma, Finland (Yard No.437) for SeaFrance, as a passenger and roll-on roll-off car and commercial vehicle ferry; the engines are made by Wärtsilä. SeaFrance Rodin was launched on 19 May 2001. She has a sister ship, Côte des Flandres which entered service in 2005.

On 16 November 2011, she was laid up in Calais Port, due to a Commercial Court ordering that Seafrance be liquidated. She resumed service with MyFerryLink on 20 August 2012.

On 8 June 2015, DFDS Seaways France announced that they had chartered the ferry and her sister ship initially for a two-year period with an option to purchase. The vessel has been renamed Côte des Dunes for service with DFDS Seaways from early 2016. The ferry, together with her sister ship, were occupied by striking MyFerryLink workers from the end of June until the end of July. Both ships were vandalised by the staff and the whole interior was comprehensively trashed. Afterwards, the ship was towed by two tugs to Dunkirk and was put in a dry dock and refurbished, with the interior being completely rebuilt and the exterior being repainted in the DFDS livery. The vessel entered service on Dover-Calais on 9 February 2016.

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