David Linkie looks back to a whitefish trip on Fraserburgh skipper Sandy West’s twin-rig trawler Virtuous FR 253 in August 2012 Skipper Sandy West had taken aboard a good mix of cod, haddock and whiting, together with a couple of…
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Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Virtuous FR 253 LOA: 24m Built: Parkol Marine Engineering, Whitby 2019 Type: Twin-rig prawn trawler Home port: Fraserburgh We’ll be back next week with our latest boat…
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Featuring a new concept of bulbous bow and an aft bagging arrangement designed to enhance fishing efficiency, crew comfort and safety, the 24m twin-rig prawn trawler Virtuous FR 253 significantly advances the parameters of divergent thinking on vessel design, reports…
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