MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co.Ltd in Kingston-upon Hull, UK, has just completed a major conversion to the Scottish fishing trawler Solstice.
For works to lengthen the vessel, Solstice was spilt in half just forward of the wheelhouse. The conversion comprised lengthening and modifications to the vessel's stern in the shipyard's No. 1 dock over a total of 11 weeks.
Drawing work, stability conversions and the supply of steel for the new 4m midship section was carried out by Macduff Ship Design.
After the vessel had been parted, the double bottom, main deck, side shells and shelter deck were fabricated and installed in five separate sections. All extended areas within the fishroom were re-insulated along with the extension of the refrigeration pipe work.
New winches were also installed aft of the wheelhouse along with modifications to the vessel's stern. Back at MMS, the galley was refurbished along with a complete re-paint.
In addition to this project, MMS has reported that it had a really successful time at the Seawork exhibition this year. Sue Langton, the company's secretary said, 'We primarily exhibit at Seawork because it provides us with the opportunity of meeting with our existing customers on the South Coast. It enables us to update them on developments at our shipyard and ascertain their potential needs for the coming months. I am happy to report that this year we were visited by all of our South coast customers. Furthermore, we made some new contacts, one of whom was very interested in our model of the Solstice, as his enquiry was regarding the lengthening of a vessel.'
