Whalsay pelagic operator Fiskebas Fishing Company stayed with the same designer for their new vessel as for the older pelagic catcher it replaces, which was built at Flekkefjord in 2004.
This time they opted to build in Spain, selecting the Zamakona yard in Bilbao for the new Antarctic LK-145. The yard has already built advanced pelagic vessels Isafold for owners in Denmark, and Adenia for Shetland owners. This is the yard’s first Skipsteknisk-designed newbuild and Antarctic is a Skipsteknisk ST-125 design.
The new Antarctic has an overall length of 69.60 metres with a 15.20-metre breadth and a 2000 cubic metre carrying capacity in its eleven RSW tanks. Accommodation has been fitted out by Marine Montering and is for a crew of up to 14.
Antarctic has been conducting sea trials from the yard in Bilbao, prior to its final handover and the delivery trip to Shetland.
Although the owners chose to take the build to Spain, there’s still a great deal of Norwegian equipment on board. The deck machinery is from Karmøy Winch, with trawl winches managed by a Karm DataTrawl system, and a pair of net drums. The hydraulic deck machinery package includes topline, tail-end winches, a pair of auxiliary winches and a netsounder winch. Karmøy also supplied the deck cranes and the fishpump, along with associated hoses and hose reels, plus a fish pump jib.
Catches are pumped aboard and pass through the MMC water separator before being routed to the selected tanks, chilled by a Johnson Controls double R717 RSW installation. MMC also supplied the vacuum pump system for discharging.
With the exception of a 124kVa Cummins harbour set, the energy package on board is an all-MAN setup. The main engine is a 5400kW 9L32/44CR, powering a Brunvoll Volda reduction gear and 4200mm diameter propeller. Thrusters are Brunvoll systems with a 950kW thruster forward and an 850kW unit aft. Electrical power on board is provided by the 2600kW Brunvoll shaft generator a bank of LIAG/MAN getsets – a pair of 760kWe units plus a 295kWe set.
H Williamson has supplied Antarctic’s electronic systems, including the comprehensive CCTV installation, fishfinding and navigation systems, and the V-Sat satellite communications and Sat-TV package.
The previous 2004-built Antarctic is now under the Norwegian flag as Antarctic II.
