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Vietnam Grows its Fishing Fleet n keeping with its reputation as a boats. Capt. Hung obtained a design for mins KTA19 M4. With a 700 hp rating of Thanhhoa Province, explained that nation that can overcome all ob- a 26 x 6.2-m wooden vessel with a 3.1-m to qualify for a government fuel sub- the province had an allocation of 65 new stacles, Vietnam is rebuilding its molded depth. It is larger than his exist- sidy, this will give the new boat ample boats, of which 16 had been approved

Iaging ? shing ? eet. With a govern- ing boats and will be well suited for his power and will generally be operated at and six had already been completed. ment program of soft loans, ? shermen drift-net tuna ? shery. A typical trip for a lower rpm than the speci? ed 2100. The With security of the ? shing ? eets a are building boats along 28 coastal prov- tuna will take him 150 miles south to main engine will turn a 1.9-m propeller concern, he said the government was inces from the north to the south of Viet- Central Vietnam where he ? shes offshore through a Hangzhou Advance gearbox developing a new communications nam. Capt. Trinh Van Hung, grew up with a crew of 12. The gear is a multiple with 6:1 reduction. A power takeoff on system to link all the boats.

in a ? shing family and, after completing segment gillnet 60-m deep x 70-m long the main engine will provide power to When the singing and speeches were his schooling, he ? shed brie? y with his per segment. Tuna range from 3 to 25 a hydraulic net puller. A small 10 kW done, Capt. Hung gave the signal. Rock- father. His curiosity took him into busi- kilos. They are not bled onboard but genset will meet the vessel’s electric re- ets launched showers of confetti, the ness as a trader but the call of the sea was are individually wrapped in plastic and quirements. ? ags mounted around the gunwales of strong. At 25, he returned to the ? shing. iced in insulated totes. Trips are limited The tradition of wooden boat building the boat snapped smartly in the breeze

After taking some navigational courses to four or ? ve days at sea. While ? shing is strong in Vietnam although quality and the carriage began its slow descent. in a marine institute, he went right to is permitted year round, the catches are wood is becoming harder to obtain. For A boat launch is always a ? ne thing, but work as a captain of his own boat. That best from the First Lunar Month to the both framing and planks, the shipyard the launch of a big wooden boat in this was some years ago and the ? shery has Seventh Lunar Month. imports round logs from Lao and saws day and age is truly spectacular. The been good to him. He currently owns a In Southeast Asia, converted, second- them on their own mill. pragmatically named TH9388TS ? oated pair of 23 x 5.5-m boats.Huang was ac- hand generator engines power many As it is the world over, launch day de- evenly with space to her waterline. cepted to the government program to in- ? shing boats. In order to qualify for the serves some ceremony and the village of Nearby the launching slip, a sister-ship crease the ? eet. Keeping it in the family, loan program, the new boat is required Hòa Lôc does it well. Performers sang was fully framed with massive timbers he approached his brother-in-law, Nguy- to have a new, purpose-built marine en- in front of a large poster celebrating the bolted and solid. en Van Tuyen, who owns the Tuyen gine. Cummins NTA855 engines, from shipyard and the building program. Mr. A new Cummins engine was on the

Phong Shipyard in the village of Hòalôc, which he has had good service, power Nguyen Duc Cuong, a representative of way and, in a few months, the Tuyen- of Hâulôc Thanhôa Province. The yard is Capt. Hung’s other two boats. For his the Fishery Department under the Dept. phong Shipyard would be celebrating noted for the quality of its larger wooden new boat he opted for a U.S.-made Cum- of Agriculture and Rural Development another launch.

Clockwise starting left :

Owner Capt. Trinh Van Hung is proud of his new boat.

All ? nished the well-shaped transom stern should work well in a following sea.

Cummins Vietnam Engine Sales Engineer Linh Cam Nguyen inspects the KTA19 main engine.

A new 26-m boat is framed up and ready for planking.

(All Photos: Haig-Brown photos courtesy of Cummins Marine)

To view an extensive photo mon- tage of this unique vessel and its launch ceremony, please visit: www.marinelink.com/news/fish- ing-vietnam-? eet403343.aspx 48 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • FEBRUARY 2016

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