34m Factory Freezer Stern Trawler built by Construcciones Navales Santodomigo in Vigo, Spain and delivered in 1979.  Powered by a single MAN B&W 7T 23LU driving a Berg controllable pitch propeller housed in a Korts nozzle.

 

The accommodation block is set forward of amidships, with the wheelhouse set above the accommodation block. The accommodation is on two decks with galley, crew mess and senior crew cabins on the main deck and the fish processing area, provision stores and additional crew cabins below on the lower deck. The engineroom is below the lower deck aft of the main fish hold.

 

All cabins are appointed to a reasonable standard. This provides accommodation for a normal compliment of approximately 15 crew.

 

The bridge is equipped with the ships handling and monitoring equipment, at the after end of the wheelhouse is the main trawl winch control console with windows overlooking the trawl deck. Aft to starboard of the helm station is the communication desk with a range radio and satellite communication equipment.

 

Bridge equipment included:

1 x Furuno 1835  10.4” LCD Radar

1 x Furuno FAP 50 Autopilot

1 x JRC JLR-21 GPS Compass

1 x Icom IC-M801E  MF/HF SSB Radio system with auto antenna tuners

1 x Furuno FM-8900S Marine DSC VHF Radio Telephone

1 x Icom IC-M100 Marine VHF Transceiver

1 x Furuno Felcom 18 Inmarsat-C Mobile Earth Station

1 x Furuno GP 32 GPS/WAAS receiver

1 x Furuno GP 31 GPS receiver

1 x Furuno DS-70 Doppler Speed Log

1 x Rzoska Watchman Alarm

1 x JW Berg CP Propeller Control Unit

1 x Carman Ships Clock & Barometer

 

The engine room is on two levels and is located just aft of amidships.    The auxiliary generator is on the upper level along with most of the monitoring equipment.  The lower level contains the main engine, which drives a single shaft to a controllable pitch propeller.             

Reduction Gearbox      Reintjes VAL-1440 with 3:1 reduction

Propeller                      Berg 530 D/3 three blade, controllable pitch propeller in a Korts nozzle.

 

1 x Desalination plant.    

 

Electricial power on board the vessel was provided by the 2 main auxiliary generators.

The port auxiliary engine has been removed from the engineroom.

 

Main Auxiliary: 1 x Cummins NT-855-G2 Marine diesel, 295 HP @ 1500 rpm.

Alternator: 1 x Newage Stamford HC4340, 280 kVA, 414v 50Hz @100% load.  

 

DC voltages are primarily 24volt.

 

 

The main fish hold is located forward of the engine and is divided into a number of bays by pound boards. The hold can reputably be pulled down to minus 30 degrees Celsius.

Total capacity, 120 tonne.

There are two blast freezers rooms adjacent to the fish processing room that can be pulled down to minus 30 degrees Celsius, with a capacity of 5 tonnes per day.

 

Refrigeration plant is set up in the engine room.

Compressors: 2 x Bitzer HSN7471-75 Screw compressors

Blast Freezers x 2 five tonne per day

Fish Hold  120 tonne -30c freezer hold

Refrigerant:   Freon R507

 

Anchors 1 x Stockless Bower anchors at 200 kg each

Anchor cables 2 x 19 mm stud link chain rodes each, 200m long

Anchor windlass: 1 x Windlass

 

Trawl & Ancillary Winches:

2 x Ibercisca Trawl Winches

2 x Ibercisca Gilson Winches

1 x Ibercisca Cod End Winches

 

The AMSA Certificate of Survey with 3B Extended class was issued 29^th March 2019 and was in force until 30^th November 2023.

 

The vessel was a very capable and hardworking Stern Trawler, built at Construcciones Navales Santodomigo in Vigo, Spain, which fished New Zealand waters for around 40 years and in the last 4 years has been operated in Australian waters. Since June 2023 she has been berthed at the Port of Geelong, Australia and appears to be abandoned by the current owner. Under its current ownership, maintenance and repairs appear to have been lacking and different areas of the vessel will now require some substantial attention to bring the vessel back into operational condition. 

 

Please note that various items have been removed from the vessel that would negatively impact the survey and operational status of the vessel, these items include the vessel’s liferafts, rescue boat, radio batteries, port auxiliary generator, the fish processing plant, port bow anchor, trawl boards, net roller, trawl nets, trawl wires and the starboard hydraulic deck crane. The aft work deck area and trawl winches will require investigation to determine their viability but appear to require either substantial works or replacement due to heavy corrosion.

There are different areas of the vessel that appear to be in somewhat reasonable condition, ie, the engineroom, bridge, fish hold and accommodation areas, while the exterior of the vessel would require some fairly extensive investigation and work to bring the vessel back into operational condition, also taking into account the equipment that has been removed from the vessel and that the vessel is nearly 45 years old and also out of survey.