FUGLØYFJORD fishing trawler 2012

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Norway issued one stamp which shows us an orca within the background a fishing trawler, which is identified by Watercraft Philately as the Norwegian trawler FUGLØYFJORD.The Norwegian Post gives by this stamp,

Orca the largest in the dolphin family.
Nature photographer Audun Rikardsen has published a book on whales – and takes the reader on a journey into the world of whales. He follows them closely 24 hours a day and in all weather conditions. Readers learn about all of the "winter whales" and the latest findings from whale research. The killer whale is one of the main characters in the book and belongs to the top of the ocean's food chain.
Most killer whales are found in Antarctica, but there are also around 3,000 in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. Killer whales are social animals that travel in pods and live in polygamous relationships: The male mates with multiple females. A pod can consist of anywhere between 4 and 40 whales and can stay together for several generations. Killer whales are known for their intelligence, which is particularly evident in the way they communicate.
https://www.wopa-plus.com/en/stamps/product/&pgid=60644

The hull of the trawler was built under yard No PTS-04 by the Polish shipyard PTS, Szczecin for the Barents Sea A/S, Nord-Lenangen (Tromsø) Barents Sea A/S which is a subsidiary company to Lenangen Fiskeriselskap A/S. which owns the sister ship the FUGLØYHAV.

She was designed by Seacon in Måløy, Norway, and is part of a four-ship delivery of the SC34 design, and has fishing quotas for cod, haddock, Boston bluefish, herring, and more.
The hull was towed to the Vågland Båtbyggeri AS (Shipyard), Vågland Norway were she was fitted out and completed under yard No 144.
01 September 2011 laid down
Launched as the FUGLØYFJORD.
Tonnage 498 gt, 149 nt, dim. 34.07 x 9.3 x 4.93 (draught).
Powered by one Mitsubishi S12R diesel engine, 736 kW coupled to a Helseth propeller, 12 knots,
The main deck has a full processing plant for fillets.
Freezer capacity 182m³, cold storage and tanks for live fish 298m³.
For the 18 men crew, there are single cabins with shower and toilets.
18 October 2012 completed. IMO No 9643013.

12 July 2017 when seine fishing north of Bjørnøya (Bear Island) and during hauling in of the net a fisherman was killed on board when he was wedged between the vessel’s winch and the wheelhouse bulkhead.

2020 In service, same name, and owners.

Source: Watercraft Philately March/April 2020 page 79. https://www.miramarshipindex.nz
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