Fish feed carrier Helen Burnie left Macduff harbour in Scotland in May, after completing trials and tests.

Helen Burnie

Helen Burnie

The vessel was built by Macduff Shipyards Limited for Inverlussa Marine Services, based on the Isle of Mull, and will deliver feed to fish farms.

The 27.75m multi-purpose support vessel was designed in collaboration with Macduff Ship Design Limited, which also provided computer cutting information, steelwork drawings and stability data.

All of the steelwork was cut in-house by the Yard’s Profiling Division, and all fabrication was completed in Macduff.

The vessel’s main engines are three Doosan 4VI58TIH each rated 530HP at 1800RPM.

The deck machinery includes a towing/anchor handling winch; four winches for four point mooring/general duties; an anchor winch; and a large stern roller.

Technical specifications

Length overall 27.75m
Length BP 23.89m
Breadth 9m
Depth moulded 3.3m
Oil fuel (ships) 27000l
Oil fuel (cargo) 50500l
Fresh water (domestic) 2650l
Fresh water (cargo) 18500l
Water ballast 30600l