New fishing vessel delayed in port

Press, 31 May 1980, Page 6

New fishing vessel delayed in port

The 251-ton long-line fishing I vessel Cecilia Trosca, which! arrived at Lyttelton on March -21 for • “about ,30 days” during! which new refrigeration equip-; ment was to .be installed, will, not now leave port until about; June 26. I The vessel was purchased by i Lane, Walker. Rudkin Industries, Ltd and brought to Lyttelton from Norwav. After refitting she ‘will be worked, out of Timaru by an L. W. R. Subsidiary com-; ■ pany, Strathallan Fisheries, Ltd.; Lane Walker Rudkin’s operartions manager, Mr M. A. Stevens, said that the delay at Lyttelton had been caused by “engineering bits and pieces.” The vessel was to have begun, fishing early this month, spending up to 30 days at sea at a i time. and fishing ' at depths to 600 m. The refrigeration , equipment being installed in the vessel will enable her .to, freeze up. to 16 tonnes of fish per day while at sea. Mr Stevens said that most! of her catch would be sold to overseas . markets which ■ had. already been established.’ ; I The cost of the vessel, the ex-! Ipense of' bringing her 14,000 .miles from Norway,;arid the cost; (of installing therefrigeration [gear at Lvttelton have not been, revealed, but local observers pre[diet that she will be- the most. .expensive New Zealand-owned [fishing vessel afloat. . i ARRIVALS Cielo di Salerno <3.32 p.m.),; 18,900, Bahrain (U.S.SJ. DEPARTURES Ngapara (7 p.m.), 4848, Nelson (U.S.S.). ‘ I EXPECTED ARRIVALS .Union Hobart, Wellington, to- . morrow. , JCoastal Trader, Auckland, June ■ Encounter Bay, Wellington, June 3.

’lcoastal Trader, Dunedin, Juhe 4. iiColumbus Louisiana, Wellington, ,! June 4. ’.Wile’ ’’’’l—iar, Puerto Bolivar, ” June 5. I‘Union xiooart, .Wellington, June .; 5 'jHolmdale, Chatham Islands, June 'NedUoyd Franklin, Auckland, ) June 6. . Southland Star, U.S. June 8. i Marama, Wellington, June- 8/ Llovd Brisbane, Auckland, June ‘8’lAltis. Auckland, June 9. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, ! Baron n Wemyss. Nelson, June 10. ’■Austral Pioneer, U.S., June 10. [Uni”’ 1 Lvttelton, Dunedin, June “I 12. ‘ . ' Bari.n Pentland, Nelson, June 1 ' 12. 1 Nedlloyd Adelaide, Wellington, June 13. f PROJECTED departures ’ Mikolai Re.i, Peru, today, ij Cielo di Salerno, Bluff, today- > I Coastal Trader. Dunedin,;. June . . . '2,-. •: ’ Union Hobart, Dunedin, June 3. -(Coastal Trader, Auckland, June )j < 4. : l Encounter Bay, Jeddah,’June 4. i Columbus Louisiana, . Tilbury, t June 5. • Union Hobart. Wellington, Nel- ’■ son, Sydney. June 5. . ['Southland Star. Wellington, June j 8. i Marama, Wellington, Tauranga, ) Sydnev, June 9. ’! Union’ Lyttelton. Dunedin, June 1 10. . . I Holmdale, Chatham Islands, June 1, 10. i Vustral Pioneer, Wellington, June ■ 10. Union Lvttelton, Willington, June 12. VESSELS IN PORT » Mikolai Rij, Cashin Quay Nd. 2. Cielo di Salerno,' Oil Wharf.