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”LUNAR BOW” PD 265
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Lunar Fishing Co. Ltd. of Peterhead,
Scotland, takes delivery of M/V "Lunar Bow" from Simek A/S. "Lunar
Bow" is the 15th vessel delivered from Simek AS to Lunar Fishing
Co. Ltd. over the years. The first one was yard No. 13, “Lunar Bow”
in August 1970, of 26,45 m. Today's vessel is the sixth vessel
with the same name from Simek A/S, and compared with the first one,
gives the developments in fisheries over the years. “Lunar Bow”
has an over all length of 69,30 m (227ft 4ins), beam of 14,50 m
(47ft 7 ins), depth to shelterdeck of 9,00 m (29ft 6ins) and a
loaded draught of 7,25 m (23ft 9,4ins).
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The vessel will be skippered by Alexander Buchan jr., son of
Alexander Buchan, one of the directors of the family-owned company.
“Lunar Bow” will be one of two pelagic vessels operated by the
company, catching herring and mackerel during the seasons and
other pelagic spices like horse mackerel, capelin and blue whiting
in the off-season periods.
"Lunar Bow" is of a traditional Purse Seiner/Trawler design, and
Lunar Fishing is still building their vessels as combined Purse
Seiner/Trawlers though most of the new pelagic vessels are Pelagic
Trawlers only. The vessel is of an all-welded construction with
bulbous bow, transom stern, and a full shelterdeck. Designed with
a deep bilge she has a good sea-keeping capability together with
high carrying capacity and speed.
The vessel is designed by the yard in close co-operation with the
owners, incorporating ideas and innovations of the skipper.
Vik-Sandvik AS of Fitjar, Norway, have designed the hull, and done
the calculations of the vessel.
“Lunar Bow’s” carrying capacity in the twelve fish tanks is
between 1400 and 2000 tonnes, depending on the species and the
ratio of fish to water in the RSW tanks of 1950 m3. Fuel capacity
is approx. 663 m3. Water ballast 154 m3 and fresh water 112 m3.
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Photo: jimmyt |
The main engine is of Wärtsilä make, type 12V32, a 12 cylinder
V-engine developing 6000 kW @ 750 RPM through a Wärtsilä SCV
95-PT116 two-step gearbox reducing the propeller revolutions. The
four bladed propeller is running in a nozzle with diameter of 3,8
meter. Connected to the gearbox is a shaft generator of 3000 kW at
1200 RPM and 2500 kW at the second step of 1000 RPM. The shaft
generator is the vessels main electric supply. A Caterpillar
generator set, Cat 3508B, of 910 kW, producing electricity for the
general use, when the main engine is shut of and in port. The
generator can also supply power to the electric driven hydraulic
winch pumps.
Forward under the forecastle is situated another Caterpillar. A
Cat 3406C harbour and emergency generator of 260 kW. Operating the
generator set forward in harbour when the power consumption is low
makes the accommodation a quiet place for the crew.
To reduce the noise and vibrations from the engine, onboard and
the noise out of the vessel, the engine is mounted on rubber pads.
This gives a more silent vessel, both for the crew and the
surrounding environment.
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Length |
69.4 [m] |
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Length between PP |
59.9 [m] |
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Breadth moulded |
14.7 [m] |
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Depth |
7.25 [m] |
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Trail Speed
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16 [kn] |
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PD 265 LUNAR BOW |
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Video from the launch Octobet 2008 (YouTube) |
For steering, the vessel is fitted out with a streamlined rudder
operated by an Ulstein Tenfjord steering gear, and two Brunvoll
side-thrusters, one forward and one aft each of 910 hp giving
excellent manoeuvring in harbours and keeps the fishing gear clear
of the ships side and the propeller.
Karmøy Winch AS of Koppervik, Norway, has supplied the deck
machinery, winches and cranes together with the electric driven
hydraulic power units for the equipment.
Forward on the forecastle deck is the anchor winch with two
mooring drums.
Two off purse seine winches are situated midship on shelter-deck
with 40 tonnes pull. From the winches, the wires are guided
overboard via blocks on the two purse gallows.
The purse net is taken onboard on starboard side by the Tristar
power block, which have a pull of 24 tonne. The Tristar feeds the
net aft to the net bin via a chute and a transport roller, where
the netstacker-crane lays the net automatic according to a pre-set
procedure. In addition to the roller, the netstacker-crane is
fitted our with a 5 tonnes winch for handling equipment aft
together with the trawl doors and other trawl equipment supplied
by Egersund Trawl AS.
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On shelter deck forward is the main deck crane of 4 tonne at 14,5
m arm for handling deck equipment and the big 24" fish-pump,
pumping the fish onboard. Next to the crane on starboard side is a
3 tonne capstan.
About midship on shelter deck, is the fish pump crane of 2,5 tonne
at 9,0 metre arm, handling the 18" fish pump. Two hose reels, one
for the hydraulic hosed to the fish pumps and one for the fish
hose for pumping the fish onboard are on starboard side midship.
Forward of the superstructure is a 5,5 tonne endwire winch in
centre.
Pathway have been fitted out with the Karmøy 24" fishpump, which
together with the 18" fishpump will be used to pump the fish
onboard to the strainer, where it will be sorted to the different
fish tank onboard. Here the fish will be kept in refrigerated sea
water with a temperature of approx. -2C, which is the best
temperature to keep the fish as fresh as possible until delivery
ashore. When the fish is to be pumped ashore, this will be carried
out using one or both of the two MMC Tendos type OVS-2500 vacuum
pumps, powered by three compressors, thus providing two complete
systems and still have one compressor for back-up facilities. The
MMC Tendos vacuum pump unit can discharge herring at a rate of 150
- 170 tonnes per hour and mackerel at around 150 tonnes an hour, a
big difference compared to the old brailing method when delivering
the fish ashore.
The RSW system supplied by Tecnotherm AS, Norway, arranged in two
separate systems, each of 855.000 Kcal/h capacity, running on
Amonia. The two systems can operate separately or be used as one
common system. The RSW plants itself are locally operated, but the
cooling process and distribution of water is remote controlled
from bridge, Engine Control Room and below forecastle deck with an
Ulstein Automation AS (Rolls-Royce Marine AS) of Longva, Norway
supplied system. It is an advanced system, where the skipper can
sit up on the bridge and have full control of the RSW distribution
system via his computer screen, checking temperature and opening
and closing valves according to size of catch and temperature in
the tanks. Before you needed a separate man to run to and from the
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Photo: Kev Munro |
Aft on shelter- and boat-deck are the two netdrums on port side,
each with 50 tonnes pull and 30 m3 drum capacity. With the two
netdrums, two different trawls can be accommodated onboard at the
same time, and this allows the trawls to be worked alternatively.
Above the netdrums is the netsounding winch, through its cable,
the trawl performance details are transferred to monitors in the
wheelhouse, giving data about the opening, depth etc. of the trawl
in the sea.
Forward of the net drums on boat deck are the two trawl winches,
one each side and the toppline winch in centre. The trawl winches
have a pull of 82 tonnes with automatic spooling gear of the wire.
The topline winch has a pull of 50 tonne. Scan Rope of Tønsberg,
Norway, has supplied all fishing wires onboard and the vessel is
ready to go fishing. A mooring winch of 4,4 tonne pull is situated
aft on boat deck in centre
On starboard side of the boat-deck is a 50 tonne top-line winch,
with a 36 tonne Midline Winch of 14 m3 capacity. Forward of the
superstructure is the end-wire winch on a shelf at boat-deck level
in centre. At port side is the fish pump crane, used when they are
lowering the 14" fish pump down into the purse-net, pumping the
fish onboard via the drainer on deck down to the chilled fish
tanks.
The accommodation onboard is for a total crew of 18 men, but all
the beds are seldom used. Normally they are fishing with 9 men
when trawling and 11 men when purse seining. Master and mate are
living on boat-deck in their own cabins with separate WC/shower,
just below the wheelhouse. Here is also the vessels hospital.
Galley with mess and dayrooms are arranged on shelter-deck
together with dry provision, freeze/cool rooms and drying / change
room for the crew. Special attention have been taken to make the
day rooms as pleasant as possible for the crew, because it is here
they spend the time when they are not busy fishing. The dayrooms
are fitted out with modern easy chairs and sofas, thinking of the
crew’s welfare, and taking into consideration that they have their
second home onboard.
The whole accommodation is designed and built to a high standard
of materials and workmanship.
Below on the main-deck are 10 cabins, all with separate WC/shower,
6 off single cabins, 3 off 2 men cabins and one 4 men cabin. The
ships laundry is also on main deck
The furniture onboard is made to the yards design and standards,
except for the chairs and sofas. The yards own carpenters, have
made the accommodation, with wall panels of Akerpanel from Norac
AS and the ceiling of Danacoustic type from Hydro Aluminium.
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Photo: wull265 |
Photo: Davie tait |
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LUNAR BOW landing her first catch in Peterhead, after only 48
hours fishing. 1.100 tons of mackerel, to the value of 1 million
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The old LUNAR BOW is now the "Asgrimur Halldorsson" SF250 homeport
in Hornafjordur, Iceland
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The wheelhouse is spacious with a compact layout of equipment,
arranged with necessary navigation equipment for sailing the
vessel in addition to all the fish-finding equipment necessary
onboard a new fishing vessel being installed forward. All the
electronic equipment onboard has been supplied by Woodsons of
Aberdeen. Forward in on starboard is an U-formed console, with 2
off skippers chairs, here the skipper have full control of the
vessel. The radio equipment is situated in overhead panels in the
deck head, in easy reach from the chairs. Starboard part of the
console has the main steering position with engine and propeller
controls, together with steering and thruster levers. Here is also
the purse seine position, overlooking the starboard side of the
vessel with control of the purse winches and the power block On
port side is a slave steering position, and at the rear of the
wheelhouse is the main winch control station which gives a good
view of the aft deck with the trawl winches, net drums and the net
bin.
“Lunar Bow”, will together with the other vessel in the Lunar
Fishing fleet, mainly land their catch at their own freezing plant
in Peterhead, but also to other ports in the UK or abroad (mainly
Norway and Denmark).
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World Fishing Today Febraury 12. 2009 |
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