8,000m³-capacity wellboat christened in Norway
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A wellboat with a world-leading fish carrying capacity of 8,000 cubic metres has been christened in Norway.
The 110-metre long Seigrunn was one of two vessels owned by Seistar Holdings that were christened in a double ceremony in Bergen at the weekend. The other was the Seifjell, a dedicated smolt carrier with a capacity of 2,200m³.
Wellboat operator Seistar is based in Torangsvåg in Austevoll and is owned 50-50 by salmon farming heavyweight Lerøy Seafood Group and Brødrene Bakke.
The Seifjell and Seigrunn have been in operation for some time and will meet increasing demand for treatment and transport services, particularly related to post-smolts in Western Norway.
Three tanks
Seigrunn’s fish carrying capacity is divided into three tanks. The vessel is equipped with reverse osmosis to make fresh water, and with refrigerated seawater facilities. It also has a 4,000m³ fresh water buffer and power is diesel-electric with a battery pack.
Both vessels have water re-use, and zero emissions of bath treatment water. They were designed by Salt Ship Design and built in Turkey.
“The christening went very well, with many people attending on the quay and the weather was nice. There was a good atmosphere on the quay,” Seistar Holdings chief executive Sigbjørn Stangeland told Fish Farming Expert’s Norwegian sister site, Kyst.no.
