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36 Stella Maris
THE SKIPPER APRIL 2015
PRAWN FREEZER MOVES BA
The Stella Maris.
Stella Maris wheelhouse.
The Seán Oisín (S 22), the Galway
based steel-hulled twin rigger has
recently been bought by a trio
of West Cork fishermen and has
returned to her original home port
of Castletownbere where she has
been renamed “Stella Maris”
Justin O’Mahoney, Dave Hitz and
Jason Sheehan aquired the vessel
recently and bring a wealth of
experience to the Stella Maris.
The three friends grew up fishing
together under the tutelage of
Jason’s Father Ebbie Sheehan who
retired last year.
Built in 2000 as the “Ardent” at
the Piriou Chantiers, Corncareau,
yard in France originally for the
Orpen family in Castletownbere,
the vessel was later sold to Dingle
and then Rossaveal.
The “Stella Maris” with its 233
gross tonnage is driven by a
Caterpillar 3512 600 Kw engine
supported by two auxiliary
Caterpillars. The main engine
is fitted with a Leroy Somer
alternator to supply power to the
vessel at sea. The main auxiliary is
a 230 hp Caterpillar supported by a
Perkins harbour set rated at 40 hp.
The propulsion package consists
of Masson sterngear and a Kort
nozzle with a 2.5m variable pitch
propeller. The 3 new 35 fathom
550 x 90 Scraper Disc Trawls
SWAN NET GUNDRY
[email protected] www.swannetgundry.com
nets supplied by the Swan Net
The vessel will be working the
Gundry depot in Castletownbere
Prawn grounds off the South and
are held in the four BOPP
West coasts and is fitted out to
netdrums mounted aft. The warps
freeze the catch at sea.
are 800 fathoms of 22 mm wire
in three BOPP winches. There are
The spacious work area is well
three main winches: one main one
designed to aid workflow. As the
situated behind the wheelhouse,
catch is delivered down a hopper
and two in the aft work area
to the processing area in the fully
located below the netdrums.
enclosed working deck, a conveyor
The two gilsons are located
belt moves the catch to the crew
forward in front of the wheelhouse to where waste is discarded
on the upper deck. The bag is
through side vents and the catch
lifted over the starboard side with
is then washed in the fish washer,
the aid of the gilsons. There is also selected, boxed, weighed, and sent
a landing crane on the upper fore
to the freezing room. The blast
deck. The main hydraulic power
freezer has a capacity to process
for the deck machinery is driven
over1 tonne of catch per day.
by the main engine reduction gear
Murphy's would like to The
wish theworking
O' Sullivan Family
and crew
the best of luck
with your new vessel 'Owenie Pa
take offs.
deck
extends
from
MURPHY’S
The Bridge, Castletownbere, Co. Cork
Tel: (027) 70020 / Fax: (027) 70520
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Stella Maris
Congratulations to Justin, Dave & Jason on the arrival of their
new vessel. Wishing good and safe fishing
from the management and staff at Swan Net Gundry Ltd.
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with your new vessel ‘Stella Maris’
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the stern to the bow below a
shelter deck at main deck level.
There is a unique safety feature in
the stern area where the net can be
dropped down from the netdrums
on the upper deck to the work
area below in safety for repair/
maintenance work.
The wheelhouse is well fitted with
navigational equipment including
a satellite TV system, 3x Sodena
plotters, 2x Furuno radars, 3x
Furuno GPS’s, Scatrol, Furuno HF
and MF radio, sailor VHF, Furuno
VHF, Furuno DSC VHF, Furuno
DSC HF, Sac C, Sinrad autopilot,
and a CCTV system. Dingle based
Tom Hand also fitted a new VSAT
broadband system which also gives
the crew access to WiFi.
On board there is a 45,000 litre oil
storage and one tank holding
14 tonnes of fresh water. The
hydraulic tank holds 1500 litres and
the lubricating oil is in a 1000 litre
tank. Castletownbere Fishermen’s
Co-Op will provide the fuel for the
vessel and act as agent.
The Skipper would like to wish
Justin, Dave, Jason and their familes
the best of luck with the Stella Maris.
Safe Fishing & Fair Seas
The ice machine has a capacity to
produce two tonne of ice per day. The
hold refrigeration motors were also
replaced throughout by Mooney’s.
Continued
HE ENGINEERING
HARBOUR
Marine Services Ltd.
DINISH ISLAND
CASTLETOWNBERE,
CO. CORK.
Tel: (027) 71300
Mob: 087 239 5498
Fax: (027) 71310
• Welding & Fabrication
• Mobile Welding
• Gates & Railings
• Marine Engineering
• Stainless steel work
• Suppliers of
hydraulic hoses
hydraulic equipment
cranes
winches
• Power blocks/ heads
(new & second hand)
• Alluminium fabricators
• Fish hose & connections
Wishing Justin, Dave & Jason every success
with your new vessel Stella Maris
Tony Dewey fitting the new VSAT system on the Stella Maris.
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FROM MALIN TO MIZEN
For top quality marine electronic equipment and service from
KNS, Simrad, JRC, Wesmar, Icom,
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Best wishes and every success to
Justin, Dave & Jason of the
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38 Stella Maris
This working deck extends from the stern to
the bow below a shelter deck at main deck
level. There is a unique safety feature in
the stern area where the net can be dropped
down from the netdrums on the upper deck
to the work area below in safety for repair/
maintenance work.
The wheelhouse is well fitted with navigational
equipment including a satellite TV system, 3x
Sodena plotters, 2x Furuno radars, 3x Furuno
GPS’s, Scatrol, Furuno HF and MF radio,
sailor VHF, Furuno VHF, Furuno DSC VHF,
Furuno DSC HF, Sac C, Sinrad autopilot, and
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THE SKIPPER APRIL 2015
a CCTV system. Dingle based Tom Hand also
fitted a new VSAT broadband system which
also gives the crew access to WiFi.
On board there is a 45,000 litre oil storage
and one tank holding 14 tonnes of fresh
water. The hydraulic tank holds 1500 litres
and the lubricating oil is in a 1000 litre tank.
Castletownbere Fishermen’s Co-Op will
provide the fuel for the vessel and act as agent.
The Skipper would like to wish Justin, Dave,
Jason and their familes the best of luck with
the Stella Maris. Safe Fishing & Fair Seas.
Fuelsupplies
Fishsales
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vessel,StellaMaris
Castletownbere, Co. Cork, Ireland.
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New Swan Net Gundry Trawls on the Bopp netdrums.
AIB – Your partner
in fisheries.
Congratulations to the Minihane family and
crew on the launch of Ocean Venture II vessel
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in AIB, Castletownbere.
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Congratulations to Justin, Dave &
Jason with your vessel, Stella Maris
from all of us in AIB, Castletownbere
Coveney announces € 2.7 Million grant aid
The Minister for Agriculture,
Food and the Marine, Simon
Coveney TD, has announced the
award of €2.7 million in grantaid to 18 seafood processing
companies under the 2015
Seafood Processing Business
Investment Scheme.
Taken in conjunction with private
sector investment, the total
investment will be almost €9
million in 2015. The supported
projects are projected to deliver
145 Jobs and €41 million in
additional sales by 2017. The
grants are co-funded by the
Department of Agriculture Food
and the Marine and the European
Fisheries Fund under the Seafood
Development Programme.
Minister Coveney, in stressing the
value of this grant-aid package to
the Seafood Processing industry
said, “this investment of almost
€9 million in 2015 will enable
our innovative seafood processers
to continue their strong growth
trend over recent years that
will see the sector continuing
to grow sales internationally
and grow employment in our
coastal communities. It will
put the required technology,
infrastructure and standards in
place to allow these businesses
develop added value seafood
products that are in great demand
on the global market.”
The Minister concluded “the
Irish seafood processing
industry generally, in line with
Government policy under the
Food Harvest 2020 plan, has
strong plans to significantly grow
its business further in the years
ahead. I believe we can look
forward with confidence to seeing
the seafood processing sector
continuing to be an integral part
of Government’s policy to grow
our indigenous seafood industry”.
The 18 companies receiving
grant aid are from 9 coastal
counties across the country,
namely Clare, Cork, Donegal,
Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Louth,
Mayo and Wexford. The Seafood
Processing Business Investment
Scheme is implemented as part
of our Seafood Development
Programme. Grant aid is at a
maximum rate of 20% for primary
processing and 30% for secondary
processing projects and is cofunded on a 50/50 basis by the
Department of Agriculture, Food
and the Marine and the European
Fisheries Fund
2015 Grants Approved under the Seafood Processing Business Investment Scheme
County
Eligible
Expenditure
Grant Approved
Burren Smokehouse Ltd.
Clare
€167,442
€50,232.60
Good Fish Processing
(Carrigaline) Ltd.
Cork
€395,000
€118,500.00
Keohane Seafood Ltd
Cork
€660,107
€198,032.10
Shellfish De La Mer
Cork
€239,656
€71,896.80
Ballycotton Seafoods Ltd
Cork
€170,440
€51,132.00
Island Seafoods Ltd
Donegal
€58,500
€17,550.00
Killybegs Seafoods Frozen Ltd.
Donegal
€3,384,128
€500,000.00
H.J. Nolan (Dublin) Ltd
Dublin
€727,000
€218,100.00
Rockabill Seafood Ltd
Dublin
€2,718,581
€500,000.00
Kish Fish Ltd
Dublin
€113,933
€34,179.97
Glenmar Shellfish Ltd
Dublin
€121,785
€36,535.50
Cill Chiarain Eisc Teoranta
Galway
€176,556
€52,966.95
Oileann Mara Teo T/A Irish
Seaspray
Galway
€204,883
€61,464.90
O’Cathain Iasc Teoranta
Kerry
€1,838,000
€500,000.00
Louth
€334,721
€100,416.30
Mayo
€115,000
€34,500.00
W.M. Carr & Sons Ltd.
Mayo
€276,000
€82,800.00
O Flaherty Brothers Ltd. T/A
Saltees Fish
Wexford
€225,054
€67,516.20
€8,986,077
€2,695,823.32
Company Name
Seafood Processors Ltd t/a
Morgans
Connemara Seafoods Frozen
Ltd
TOTAL