Built for the Sheehy and McHugh families, Wave Crest is the latest delivery from Mooney Boats in Killybegs.
Skippered by Anthony Sheehy, the new vessel is a Vestværft design measuring 27.38 metres overall, a 9.20 metre beam and accommodation for a crew of up to eight.
Wave Crest replaces Carmona, and the new vessel’s delivery follows the completion of sister vessel Ocean Crest, handed over a year ago by Vestværft to Barrack Point Enterprises, the partnership between the Sheehy and McHugh families. The design process made full use of collaborative 2D and 3D opportunities to maximise the available space on board.
These new vessels with capacity for demersal fishing with trawl and seine net gear, and pelagic trawling are highly versatile, capable of operating on tuna, small pelagics and whitefish, and are engineered to minimise emissions and operating costs with the use of the latest power management systems.
The main engine is a 6DZC ABC, powering a stern package from Nogva Heimdal of a 3170mm diameter propeller and a HG6 reduction gearbox. Electrical power on board is sourced from the Stamford shaft generator and the Volvo Penta D16 auxiliary engine. The harbour set is a Volvo Penta D7AT.
Wave Crest has a deck equipment installation from Killybegs company Seaquest, with a pair of 32-tonne trawl winches with grooved drums, managed by a Scantrol autotrawl. The 25-tonne self-hauling rope reels are spooled with combi ropes from VCU. Fishing gear is from KT Nets.
There are two 16-tonne net drums, a 4-tonne net sounder winch, an outhaul winch and a 5-tonne gilson. The deck cranes are 1.5t/9m and 1.5t/8m units with common radio control systems, allowing remotes to be switched between them if required. Seaquest also supplied the 14-inch fish pump and associated hydraulic and fish hose reels, as well as the full hydraulic installation.
The catch management system for whitefish is supplied by VCU. Mooney Boats provided the chutes for tuna and the pelagic separator. The refrigeration system, RSW installation, vacuum system and ice machine are from KER Group.
Wave Crest’s wheelhouse has been outfitted with fishfinding, navigation and communications systems supplied by Barry Electronics.
