Ship of the Week – FALCON originally SOUTHLEIGH
One of the Lowestoft trawlers that was seen in Malta was the diving support vessel FALCON that was seen both at Sliema Creek, Marsamxett Harbour and at Grand Harbour in 1997. She was built in Lowestoft by the Shipyard of Richards Iron Works Ltd as Yard Number 417 for Small and Co Ltd of Lowestoft […]
Maltese Fishing Vessels – MFA 298 MANWEL
One of the German built fishing trawlers that used to be part of the Maltese Fishing Fleet was the 1974 built MANWEL with fishing matricola as F 298. She was built by Martin Jansen GmbH & Co KG, Leer with yard number 112 and completed in Danmark as the Danish Side Fishing Trawler WESTBOUND homeported […]
BFT Season 2020 – Towing Tuna Cages – 22.05.2020
Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is a highly migratory species fish. Three different methods of bluefin tuna culture are being used at different levels of development today in the world. Fattening of adult tunas remains today the most common farming method at the commercial scale. In this method, adult tunas are caught and then fattened for several months. […]
Casualties – North Korean trawler sunk after colliding with Japanese Patrol Craft – 07.10.2019
Officials in Tokyo have confirmed the successful rescue of 60 people who had ended up in the water after a Japanese patrol vessel and a North Korean fishing boat collided off Ishikawa prefecture on Monday, October 7. The incident between the Japan Fisheries Agency vessel OKUNI and the unnamed North Korean trawler occurred at around […]
Fishing – Italian MFV TRAMONTANA released after seizure by Libyan Coast Guard – 24.07.2019
The Italian fishing stern trawler vessel TRAMONTANA that was seized by the Libyan Coast Guard on 22nd July in the Gulf of Sidra, around 50 nautical miles off the Libyan coast reportedly, catching shrimp was released on Wednesday 24th July. Libya considers a 50 mile zone as her exclusive economic zone, claim strongly opposed by […]
Maltese Fishing Vessels – F 143 TEMPTATION
One of the British Military Boats left in Malta was the 1943 built former Army GSP, converted as a yacht of which back in 1978 she was acquired by Marsaxlokk Fishermen family and renamed her as TEMPTATION registered as F 143. She was 17.83 m long with the Maltese Registry of Shipping Official Number (O.N.) […]
Fishing Vessels – Libyan purse seiner ALNOGOM ALMODIAA 1
One of the oldest Libyan fishing vessels at Malta is the 1979 built ALNOGOM ALMODIAA 1. She was built in the Netherlands by Scheepswerft Hakvoort at Monnickendam as the Irish EILEAN CROINE registered in Dublin with IMO number 7816771 and 297 GRT. She was brought to Malta in December 2006 as CROINE S-238 with another […]
Rescue – Italian Trawler SALVATORE RUSSO calls to Gozo – 13.02.2019
On Wednesday 13th February 2019 around 2045 hrs the 2000 built Italian flag stern trawler SALVATORE RUSSO entered Mgarr Harbour, Gozo with a waiting Ambulance from Gozo General Hospital. She was built in 2000 at Campobasso, Termoli in Italy with metal hull and 21.21 metre length overall. Her former name was LINA CANNARSA MADRE and […]
Fishing – Tunisian Trawler KARIM TG 594
Lately, a Tunisian Flag fishing stern trawler KARIM was involved in towing a cage during the Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season to one of the Tuna Ranches Operators in Malta. She was bearing fishing registration as TG 594 and she was built in 1981 in Trapani, Italy by Cantiere Navali Stabile as LABOR SECONDO flying […]
Chinese Fishing Vessels – AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
On Monday 20th June 2016, while on Aerial Surveillance 2 49 metre Chinese Fishing Vessels were photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS offshore Sicily heading to West Africa. They consisted of LIAN RU 43 bearing mmsi 4122201842 And LIAN RU 44 bearing mmsi 412201843 Photos by Capt. Lawrence Dalli. Do not use these images without my permission. […]
