Histories of Irish vessels scrapped in 2008 scheme

In the fourth in a series of features, David Linkie gives a brief history of vessels removed from Ireland’s fishing registry in 2008 after being decommissioned under the government scheme implemented by BIM, the Irish Sea Fisheries Board.David Linkie thanks everyone who helped him with information to compile the series, in particular Eric Murphy, Rienk Nadema and Pat Deasy.

QUAY FISHER WD 16:
This 127ft beam trawler arrived in Ireland from Holland in 2000 after being bought from Urk as Leendert Marie UK-45 by O’Flaherty Brothers of Kilmore Quay. The beam trawler was built at the Kramer & Booy shipyard in Kootstertille in 1971 for Texel owner Dirk Krijnen as the 112ft Drie Gebroeders TX-19. Powered by a Stork 1425hp engine, Drie Gebroeders beam trawled for sole and plaice in the North Sea, putting her catches ashore at Den Helder.