A new trawler for Hirtshals was quietly delivered by JOBI Værft – any plans for a celebration nixed by the ongoing pandemic – but Elin HG-281’s fishing trials and the first couple of trips have gone well.
According to owner Elin Tindskard, the new Elin’s first trip took both skippers, Johnny Pedersen and Thomas Kolind, to sea, but in future they plan to alternate spells at sea on the 23.95 metre LOA, 7.60 metre breadth trawler. Plans are for Elin to work mainly on whitefish and langoustine, plus having options for fish for sandeel.
‘A variety of fishing opportunities makes it easier to cope with the usual fluctuations in fishing,’ Elin Tindskard said, adding that she has confidence in the future of fishing, even with the uncertainties of quota policies and the looming Brexit.
‘Fishing has always been up and down,’ she said. ‘But even when times are tough, it’s always possible to find a solution and that’ll be the case for Danish fishing in the future.’
She commented that she is very satisfied with the newbuild, and the collaboration between builder and main contractor JOBI Værft and designer ShipCon. In addition, Norisol’s northern department handled the interior design of the accommodation areas for the crew of four, which has been tailored to the owner’s requirements in a design process that provided 3D visualisation of the interior.
While the focus has been on providing optimal crew conditions in terms of safety and comfort, there has also been a strong focus on catch handling that ensures top quality all the way through sorting and gutting to being boxed in the 150 cubic metre fishroom with capacity for close to 1000 boxes.
The yard designed the catch handling arrangements, including the elevator for langoustine and the buffer bin for whitefish, and KM Fish Machinery supplied the washer for langoustines, as well as the fish washers and conveyors. This system eliminates manual handling of the langoustine catch.
‘It’s a big plus for the working environment and the handling, and this setup does away with the heavy lifting and any poor ergonomics for the crew,’ Elin Tindskard said, adding that the boost in quality should also return a higher price.
Throughout the design and build, Elin Tindskard has stayed with the familiar group of trusted suppliers that she has dealt with past when running the old Elin, which was sold last year.
The new Elin has a 6-cylinder, 480kW Mitsubishi S6R2-T2MPT-3 main engine driving a Hundested VP 11½, 2800mm propeller inside a nozzle via a Hundested CPG80, 10.8:1 reduction gearbox fitted with three PTOs. The 90hp FT3 bow thruster is from the same supplier, and steering gear is an MT1600 duel pump unit from AS:Scan.
Electrical power is supplied by a pair of 6.8-litre John Deeres powering Stamford generators.
Elin has a 33,000 litre fuel capacity, and tank space for 6400 litres of fresh water and 16,700 litres of processing water.
The hydraulics and winches are from Kynde & Toft.
Marine-EL carried out the electrical installation and Seamech supplied the electronics, with a Florvaag FMCS Display System consisting of a row of 55-inch monitors, plus a touch control panel. The fishfinders are a Furuno DFF-3D network multi beam and CH600 dual-frequency searchlight sonars, and a Koden CVS-FX2BB sounder. The log is a CI-68 unit from Furuno. A Scanmar setup includes double distance sensors mounted on the Type 2 Thyborøn doors and the clump, and headline hardware is used to monitor the Strandby Net trawl gear and provide the skipper with an overview of fish entering the trawl. Plotters are MaxSea Time Zero and Sodena Turbowin sets.
The electronics package includes an IP camera system and deck helmets for the crew with wireless communication.
