Karstensens Shipyard Delivers “FINNUR FRIDI” to Faroe Islands

Newbuilding 474, “FINNUR FRIDI”, has been handed over to its owners, Krossbrekka p/f, part of the Vardin group, Gøtu, Faroe Islands, on 22 August 2024 by Karstensens Shipyard.

The hull for “FINNUR FRIDI” was built by Karstensens Shipyard Poland in Gdynia and arrived in Skagen in September 2023.

The new “FINNUR FRIDI” replaces skipper Andri Hansen’s previous command of the same name. In addition to the new vessel, the owners also operate three other pelagic fishing vessels. The vessel’s design, specification, and arrangements result from extensive and close cooperation between the owners and the yard, ensuring that all solutions are optimised and tailor-made to suit the specific requirements of the owners, skipper Andri Hansen, his brother and chief engineer Hardi Hansen, and their crews. Retired, legendary skipper and father of the two brothers, Arni Hansen, has also played a pivotal role in the construction of the new vessel.

The focus has been on optimising working conditions, safety, and comfort for the crew, as well as optimising catch handling and storage facilities and fuel consumption. To achieve these goals, the vessel is fitted with all the latest machinery and equipment.

The hull is built in steel with three continuous decks and with long forecastle and boat decks. The wheelhouse, boat decks, funnel, and masts are constructed from aluminium.

The hull shape features a round bilge construction with a bulbous bow and stern skeg, vertical wave-piercer stem, and transom stern.

Below the third deck, the hull is subdivided into the following watertight compartments: forepeak, sonar room, azimuth thruster room, insulated RSW tank section with 15 tanks and central RSW pump and manifold room, engine room with a main engine connected to a reduction gearbox with one ducted propeller, and aft peak with fuel and lubricant oil tanks.

On the second deck, the hull is arranged with the forepeak, azimuth thruster room, storage room, RSW hold/trunk section with central corridors, forward containing a vacuum tank room and midship RSW machinery room. Abaft the hold section are the starboard engine workshop, engine store, port/centreline engine control room with engineers’ changing room and switchboard room. Further aft are the central trawl/net storage tanks and port side trawl stores. The aft hydraulic room with steering gear is also located here.

On the third deck, the arrangement includes an upper forepeak, generator room, and room for a water maker (RO plant). Aft of this space is a fully enclosed loading deck with a centre deckhouse containing the RSW control room. The loading deck includes hatches for the 15 RSW tanks. Two water separators are built from aluminium, with stainless steel loading pipes to each RSW tank. Abaft midship is the full-width superstructure. The accommodation includes a conference room, trim room/wellness area, laundry, and five crew cabins with en-suite facilities, as well as stairways and corridors.

In order to create the best possible design for low noise levels, the accommodation is located as far away from the propeller as possible. In addition, several constructive steps were taken to create a low noise environment. During trials, noise measurements showed levels well below any requirements and recommendations.

On the first deck, the arrangement includes forepeak stores and roll damping tanks at full width. Aft of this is the pursing deck with two purse winches centreline/port side. The deckhouse fully shelters the water separators. Aft midship on the first deck is the deckhouse on the port side. The accommodation in the deckhouse includes five crew cabins, all with en-suite toilet/shower facilities, a cinema, oilskins room, changing room, coffee bar, and stairways and corridors. Aft of the superstructure is the large trawl deck with two net drums in a waterfall arrangement and a purse net bin on the starboard side, recessed into the deck. At the transom, there is a hydraulic stern gate and hydraulically operated guiding pins. On the sides of the trawl deck are the trawl deck store/workshop on the starboard side and workshops on the port side.

On the forecastle deck/boat deck, two anchor winches with mooring drums are fitted in a dedicated house, along with mooring equipment. Aft of the deckhouse (on boat deck 01) are two trawl winches, and the aft fish pump deck, with the fish pumping station on the port side. The port side of the deckhouse includes a man-overboard (MOB) deck and davit. Integrated into the aft ship construction and boat deck 01 is the trawl gallows, which accommodates two main towing blocks as well as the tail-end block. Two net sounder winches are fitted on top of the gallows.

The accommodation in the deckhouse includes a mess room, day room/TV lounge, galley with provision room (and separate fridge/freezer rooms), toilet, and stairways and corridors. On boat deck 02, a deckhouse with additional accommodation is mounted. The accommodation comprises six officers’ cabins, all with en-suite toilet/shower facilities, an instrument room, laundry, hospital, stairways, and corridors. The wheelhouse is located on top of the deckhouse, providing a 360° view. The funnel is positioned on the port side of the deck.

The design principles for the main engine/auxiliary arrangement are as follows:

The vessel is fitted with a 7,320 kW main engine, connected to one reduction gearbox, driving one propeller. A shaft alternator of 3,300 kW is fitted to the gearbox PTO. To supply additional electric power, the vessel is fitted with two auxiliary engines/generators, producing 940 kWe each, as well as a harbour generator set of 565 kW.

During heaving/shooting operations at fishing, when the winch system is in use, the shaft alternator will be engaged, and electric power will be supplied from here. When full power is required on the winches, there will normally be less demand for power on the propulsion system. As a result, the main engine will be the power source for both the propulsion and hydraulic systems.

All electrical power systems are controlled by the vessel’s DEIF Power Management System. A bus-bar breaker is also fitted in the main switchboard, allowing the aft thrusters to be fed from the shaft alternator and the forward thruster and vessel’s hotel load from the diesel generator set.

The electrical power system is fitted for sliding frequency (60-50 Hz) by means of frequency converters for 400/440 V and UPS clean power static supply/converter for 230 V. This will allow the main engine and propeller RPM to be reduced by 17%.

Main engine: Wartsila 12V31, 7320 kW @ 750 rpm.

Propeller plant: Wartsila 4G1190, d5000 mm.

Reduction gearbox: Wartsila SCV 118/2-P74.

Shaft alternator: Cummins DSG 114 M1-6W, 3300 kW / 4125 kVA.

SCR system: Wartsila

Auxiliaries: 2 x Caterpillar C32, 940 kWe @ 1800 rpm.

Harbour set: 1 x Caterpillar C18, 565 kWe @ 1800 rpm

Rudder: Kongsberg high lift flap rudder.

Steering gear: Kongsberg Tenfjord SR 723 – 412 kNm.

Stern thruster: 1 x Brunvoll, 1400 kW / 1904 HP.

Azimuth thruster: 1 x Brunvoll AR80 LTC2100, 1500 kW / 2040 HP.

Starting air compressor.: 2 x Sperre HL2/105A.

Working air compressor: 2 x Atlas Copco MAS GF11FF

Fuel oil cleaning: Alfa Laval P615 separator

Oil Filters: GreenOil filter.

Lub oil cleaning: Green Oil filter.

FO transfer pumps: 2 x Desmi.

Remote sounding: Marine Control Services / API.

Main engine cooling: Desmi.

Deckwash-, fire- and bilge pumps: Desmi.

Hydraulic cooling – and other cooling pumps: Desmi.

Main coolers: Sondex plate coolers.

Bilge ejectors: Ellehammer.

FW pressure sets: 2 x Desmi.

Hot water tank: OSO, 200 l/ 2x15kW.

Sewage pumps: 2 x Desmi.

Sewage vacuum syst: Jets.

RSW-system: 3 x PTG FrioNordica, each 1300 kW / 1.118.000 kCal/h.

Circulation pumps: 3 x 960 cum/h

Condenser pumps: 3 x 260 cum/h

RSW circulation system with remote operated RSW-valves through

Control System: MCS control system.

Actuators for valves: Eltorque.

Vacuum-system: C-Flow:

4 x 87 kW compressor units.

2 x 4200 l tanks.

Electric winches: – all supplied by Evotec main system, electric:

2 x Trawl winches 118,0 t

2 x Netdrums 147,0 t

1 x Tail-end winch 69,0 t

2 x Purse seine winches 40,0 t

1 x End-wire winch 20,0 t

2 x Purse auxiliary winches 15,1 t

4 x Mooring winches 12,0 t

1 x Anchor windlass

1 x Netsounder winch

Fish pumping: – all supplied by SeaQuest, hydraulic:

2 x Hose reels.

2 x Fish hose reel.

2 x SeaQuest, hydraulic fish pumps, 20”.

Purse handling: – all supplied by SeaQuest,:

1 x Nethauler, 40,0 t

1 x Net crane, 7,0 tonnes x 13,8 m.

1 x Net crane.

1 x Float stacker.

1 x Ground stacker, telescopic.

Deck cranes: – all supplied by SeaQuest, hydraulic:

1 x Fore deck crane, 4 tonnes x 18,0 m.

1 x Fish pump crane, 3,5 tonnes x 13,0 m.

HP hydraulics: Complete drive system for cranes:

2 x 158 kW pump-units.

1 x 86 kW pump-units.

Complete drive system for fish pumps:

3 x 128 kW pump-units.

Trawl blocks Brdr. Markussen, Blue Line

Anchors & chains AC-14, supplied through Max Fodgaard.

ELECTRICAL:

LED navigation lights: Den Haan.

Search light: 2 x Polarlight LED.

Tank level controls: Mobrey alarms.

Electrical contractor: KS Elektro.

Power management: Deif Delomatic 4 PMS system.

Main switchboard: ScanTechnic, Denmark.

Vessel is fitted with frequency converter for floating frequencies

between 50 and 60 Hz.

Alarm panel / IAS: Marine Control Services (MCS).

ELECTRONICS

Extensive array of electronic equipment (navigation, fish finding and communication), all supplied by Furuno, Marport and Simrad. Simrad equipment is supplied by Radioservice and Marport equipment by Vikmar, both in Faroe Islands.

Main items:

Display system: Furuno Smart Bridge

Main monitors; 21 pcs 32” Hatteland.

17 pcs 27” Hatteland.

7 pcs 24” Hatteland.

LF sonar 1: Furuno FSV-25S, 15-25 kHz.

LF sonar 2: Simrad ST94, 25 kHz.

HF sonar: Furuno FSV-75, 180 kHz.

Echo sounder 1: Furuno FCV-38.

Echo sounder 2: Furuno FCV-1900.

Echo sounder 3: Simrad ES38

3D sonar: Seapix 140-160 kHz

Current indicator: Furuno CI68.

Net monitor: Marport.

Trawl sonar: Simrad FS-70.

Radar 1 (3 cm): Furuno FAR 2218-X.

Radar 2 (10 cm): Furuno FAR 2238-S.

Radar 3: Furuno DRS6A-NXT

Ecdis: Tecdis T-2128.

Plotter 1: Olex, 3D.

Plotter 2+3: MaxSea Time Zero.

GPS: Furuno GP-170

AIS: Furuno FA-170

Gyro compass: 2 x Simrad RGC-80.

GPS compass: Furuno SC-130.

Furuno SC-70.

Autopilot: Simrad AP70-system.

VDR: Furuno VR-7000 VDR

V-sat communication: Sailor 900

Satellite com.: StarLink

Sat-TV system: Sailor

GMDSS: Sailor equipment for A4 navigation.

VHFs: Sailor.

Autotrawl system: Scantrol (supplied by Evotec).

ME remote control: Wartsila.

Intercom: Vingtor Stentofon,

Wheelhouse: Shipyard.

Wheelhouse consoles: Shipyard / Norisol.

Accommodation: Maritime Montering, Norway.

Furniture: Maritime Montering / Ekornes, Norway.

Wheelhouse chairs: Nor-Sap 1600.

Ventilation plant: LF Ventilation.

Windows: Promap.

Window wipers: Wynn.

Galley equipment: Beha, Norway.

Paint supplier: PPG Sigma – vessel completely sandblasted and hot-zinc sprayed.

LIFESAVING – FIRE-FIGHTING:

MOB-boat: Viking Norsafe Mako-655 waterjet.

MOB-boat davit: Viking Norsafe NRB-30MkII.

Life rafts: 2 x Viking, 25 pers.

Watermist system: Survitec.

Fire detection: Tyco.