Westray skipper Tommy Tulloch is scheduled to take delivery of a new 28m single-rig whitefish trawler in September 2017.
To be built by Vestværftet ApS at Hvide Sande, Denmark, skipper Tommy Tulloch’s new command will be the first new whitefish boat for Orkney since Tam Harcus took delivery of the 34m stern trawler Russa Taign in 1998.
Above: Profile of the new 28m whitefish trawler Vestværftet ApS is scheduled to hand over to Westray skipper Tommy Tulloch in September 2017.
The fully-shelterdecked new vessel will replace the 27.3m single-rig trawler Kelia K 121, built at the Eidsvik Skipsbyggeri AS at Uskedalen, Norway in 1989 for Tam Harcus.
With an overall length of 28m, a registered length of 23.95m, 8.2m beam and a moulded depth of 4.10m, skipper Tommy Tullloch’s new boat will feature a round bilge hull, designed in-house by Vestværftet ApS. Particular focus has been given in the design of the new hull to optimising fuel efficiency, sea-keeping qualities, catch handling and quality, and safety and crew comfort. The hull will be similar to that of Boy John INS 110, which Vestværftet ApS handed over to Avoch skipper Sandy McLeman 14 months ago, and her sistership Rosebloom, which is now nearing an advanced stage of completion.
Fishing activities will be focused towards the stern of the full-length shelterdeck, with catches being bagged over the transom on the vessel’s centreline. After being released into a reception hopper, arranged on the watertight main deck, fish will be moved forward by conveyor to amidships for selection, gutting and washing, in a fully-integrated circular style of fish-handling system that is well-proven for delivering maximum catch quality.
Rapp Marine Ltd of Peterhead will supply the vessel’s full package of deck machinery, including two large split trawl winches that will be located on the forward half of the shelterdeck under the boat deck, two 2 x 12t split net drums and two 8t bagging winches.
The centreline propulsion package will feature a Caterpillar 3508C Tier II-compliant main engine (577kW @ 1200rpm), Heimdal HG5 9.44:1 reduction gearbox and a matching Heimdal K600 2800mm-diameter CP propeller and nozzle. The main hydraulic systems will be generated by two PTOs on the main engine, driving Rexroth load-sensing pumps.
Two Volvo Penta D7ATA auxiliary engines of 149kVA will also be housed in the aft engineroom.
The fishroom will hold around 1,400 boxes.
31,000 litres of fuel and 20,000 litres of freshwater for domestic and ice-making requirements will be carried.
Accommodation for eight men will be arranged in a combination of single and twin-berth cabins at main deck level, together with the galley and messdeck.
Read more from Fishing News here.
Westray skipper Tommy Tulloch is scheduled to take delivery of a new 28m single-rig whitefish trawler in September 2017.
To be built by Vestværftet ApS at Hvide Sande, Denmark, skipper Tommy Tulloch’s new command will be the first new whitefish boat for Orkney since Tam Harcus took delivery of the 34m stern trawler Russa Taign in 1998.
Above: Profile of the new 28m whitefish trawler Vestværftet ApS is scheduled to hand over to Westray skipper Tommy Tulloch in September 2017.
The fully-shelterdecked new vessel will replace the 27.3m single-rig trawler Kelia K 121, built at the Eidsvik Skipsbyggeri AS at Uskedalen, Norway in 1989 for Tam Harcus.
With an overall length of 28m, a registered length of 23.95m, 8.2m beam and a moulded depth of 4.10m, skipper Tommy Tullloch’s new boat will feature a round bilge hull, designed in-house by Vestværftet ApS. Particular focus has been given in the design of the new hull to optimising fuel efficiency, sea-keeping qualities, catch handling and quality, and safety and crew comfort. The hull will be similar to that of Boy John INS 110, which Vestværftet ApS handed over to Avoch skipper Sandy McLeman 14 months ago, and her sistership Rosebloom, which is now nearing an advanced stage of completion.
Fishing activities will be focused towards the stern of the full-length shelterdeck, with catches being bagged over the transom on the vessel’s centreline. After being released into a reception hopper, arranged on the watertight main deck, fish will be moved forward by conveyor to amidships for selection, gutting and washing, in a fully-integrated circular style of fish-handling system that is well-proven for delivering maximum catch quality.
Rapp Marine Ltd of Peterhead will supply the vessel’s full package of deck machinery, including two large split trawl winches that will be located on the forward half of the shelterdeck under the boat deck, two 2 x 12t split net drums and two 8t bagging winches.
The centreline propulsion package will feature a Caterpillar 3508C Tier II-compliant main engine (577kW @ 1200rpm), Heimdal HG5 9.44:1 reduction gearbox and a matching Heimdal K600 2800mm-diameter CP propeller and nozzle. The main hydraulic systems will be generated by two PTOs on the main engine, driving Rexroth load-sensing pumps.
Two Volvo Penta D7ATA auxiliary engines of 149kVA will also be housed in the aft engineroom.
The fishroom will hold around 1,400 boxes.
31,000 litres of fuel and 20,000 litres of freshwater for domestic and ice-making requirements will be carried.
Accommodation for eight men will be arranged in a combination of single and twin-berth cabins at main deck level, together with the galley and messdeck.
Read more from Fishing News here.
