Irish skippers bought a lower than usual number of second-hand vessels in 2008, reflecting the period of transition and consolidation that Ireland is currently experiencing.
Recent additions to Ireland’s fleet include two ex-French trawlers, whose stern layouts and working characteristics are popular with Irish skippers.
Patrick Hogan of Kinsale has bought the 20.6m French trawler Kerlean CC 642 408. Now renamed Adrianne C 401, the steel-hulled twin-rig trawler was built in France in 1985 as Mab Ar Mor GV 642408. The 324kW-engined vessel was renamed Pauline Juliette in 2001 before becoming Kerlean four years later.
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