On Jan. 31, 2007 Willem van der Zwan was about to emerge from a refit when a fire took hold on board and gutted the ship, which was declared a total loss.

Now, Willem van der Zwan has gone through a complete rebuild to emerge even better than before and ready to start fishing again.

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Fishing News International visited the ship at the quayside in Vlissingen just as Willem van der Zwan had returned from its first sea trials to test engine performance.

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