After a lifetime of fishing in northern waters, Estonian trawler Ingel was sold earlier this year to new owners in Suriname. Now on its delivery trip, it has been through an extensive refit before heading across the Atlantic to its new home.
The 24-metre Ingel’s sale took place in April, and since then it has been in Den Oever in the Netherlands for a major refit by the Luyt Shipyard to prepare it for operation in tropical waters.
This included the installation of new refrigeration and air conditioning systems, the addition of two new net drums and twin stainless steel jumper winches manufactured by the yards, a new catch handling system and modifications to the stern section.
Luyt also overhauled the engines and modified the hydraulics, and Ingel was drydocked for cleaning and work on the underwater sections of the hull.
Ingel was built at Astilleros Armón in Spain in 1995. It has an overall length of 24.29 metres, with a 7.50-metre beam, and an 800hp main engine driving a 1950mm fixed pitch propeller.
In Suriname Ingel will be operated by Nathan Fisheries, owned by Marlon Raghoenandan.
