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VESSEL OF THE MONTH

International FRV for Bangladesh ’s latest ? sheries the 35.8m RV Solander and 22.6m RV wire rope and provide 10 tons pull at designed wet lab immediately forward research and sur- Naturaliste. IMC is currently ? nalizing a 22.5m per minute. of the alcove using an overhead Toyo vey vessel design prawn trawler design to address the Aus- Bottom, midwater and shrimp trawl monorail and electric hoist system. Fur-

IMC was built in Malaysia for the Bangla- tralian ? sheries’ ageing ? eets. nets are of Korean design manufactured ther re? ecting the important scienti? c desh Department of Fisheries. RV Meen in Malaysia by Jaya Nets, while the ot- and sampling work the vessel will un-

Shandhani arrived in Bangladesh in June Meet Meen Shandhani ter boards are from BMI in Korea. BMI dertake, a dry lab is located ahead of the after completing extensive sea and ? sh- Built at the Sumber Samudra shipyard, also supplied two of the snatch blocks, wet lab. This space also includes a dedi- ing trials and its delivery voyage. the 37.8m Meen Shandhani is capable of with the remainder of the suite being cated instrument store. The remainder of

The Australian consultancy’s naval ar- mid-water, bottom and otter board trawl- Blueline units from Denmark. Forward main deck is used for accommodation, chitects and engineers drew on a wealth ing; as well as oceanographic research in- of the trawl winches, beneath the shel- with a large combined crew amenities of relevant experience, data and exper- cluding sea bottom and water sampling. terdeck, there is a stainless steel/alumi- and laundry space; galley; and mess/ tise when developing the research ves- The main deck layout re? ects these di- num semi-contact plate freezer to port, recreation space; as well as two cabins, sel’s design. Formed in 1994, IMC and verse capabilities, with a net roller, trawl while IMC designed an alcove into the each providing two berths for scienti? c its principals have a long interest in, and gallows and twin 2000m capacity single starboard side. The alcove enables spe- personnel.

association with, the ? sheries sector. drum net winches, each capable of eight cialist hydrographic tools such as con- The shelter deck area also provides

Managing Director Justin McPherson tons pull at 22m per minute, located aft ductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) the access to the vessel’s 90 cu. m. ? sh worked in Australia’s Northern Prawn to support stern trawling. Outriggers for packages and water sampling equipment hold. Located just forward of amidships

Fishery before training as a naval archi- otter board trawling are integrated into to be safely deployed and retrieved, with on the lower deck the hold can be cooled tect and the company’s design library a large A-frame lifting boom further lifting accomplished by a dedicated A- to -22°C. IMC’s design also incorpo- now includes projects covering long- forward. Central to all trawling opera- frame and hydraulic winch combination rates an 11 cu. m. refrigerated sea water liners, purse seiners and pearling ves- tions are a pair of trawl winches, each of located on the deck above. The equip- (RSW) tank that can be maintained at sels, as well as research vessels such as which can store 2,400m of 16mm steel ment can be transferred into the purpose- -1°C. Bitzer compressors and condens- 26 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • SEPTEMBER 2016

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