Bermuda's newest catamaran ferry, Cecil Smith, arrived in local waters last week.

The vessel pulled into St. George's Harbour in the early hours of Friday morning after a 30-hour journey from Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is currently berthed at the Department of Marine and Ports Services' East Broadway Depot.

The 350-seat vessel recently underwent a series of water trials to test its seaworthiness and performed extremely well, according to Marine and Ports Services Director Francis Richardson.

Following its official christening, Cecil Smith will join sister vessels Resolute, Tempest, Venturilla, Serenity and the Warbaby Fox in commuter service.

Cecil Smith, full name John Lumbrey Cecil Smith, who died in 1983, was considered one of the Department of Marine and Ports Services' foremost pilots for 59 years.