Stadyard has completed the new pelagic vessel Skår Senior, which has been delivered to owner Roy Skår and his family
Skår Senior sailed from Måløy for its home port of Fosnavåg for its christening ceremony to take place, ahead of the mid-May opening of the herring season.
Designed by Marin Teknikk to replace the older Jøkul, the 48.3-metre overall length, 12-metre beam Skår Senior has a carrying capacity of around 420 tonnes in its 500-cubic metre refrigerated sea water (RSW) tanks. Accommodation on board is for a crew of 10.
“The work Stadyard has done is impressive. Great collaboration throughout the construction period has made this a fantastic process,” said Roy Skår, who was at the yard throughout the outfitting process,
“This is the second newbuild delivered to us from Raudeberg. The previous vessel with the name Skår Senior was delivered from Båtbygg AS at Raudeberg back in 2002. We also bought Sildaskjær here, so we almost consider ourselves as locals.”
Skår Senior is a combination purse seiner and pelagic trawler, and will fish for capelin, herring and mackerel. The hull and propulsion systems are optimised for low fuel consumption and low emissions.
The new vessel has been completed with input from numerous subcontractors and suppliers in the Måløy locality, many of which are part of the Måløy Maritime Group.
“This is the first vessel we deliver to Herøy municipality, and as usual with our newbuilds, we have used as many local suppliers as possible,” said Stadyard project manager Trond Kongshaug, commenting that this is a vessel they are proud to deliver.
“Many of the members of Måløy Maritime Group have been involved, such as Ulvesund Elektro as the overall supplier for the electrical and all electronic systems, Verlo delivered the Yanmar main engine, and Isovent, Sentronik and Båtbygg have also been closely involved.”
