FRV Clupea

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FRV Clupea operating in a Scottish sea loch
History
Class and type: "Rescue" vessel
Name:Lifeline
Namesake: Clupea
Builder: Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Yard number: 940 [1]
Laid down: 1968
Refit: 1988
Homeport: Amsterdam
Identification:
Fate: Sold
Notes: Ownership, Ship classification and Home Port documentation not in order as of June 2018, Lying at Malta
General characteristics
Displacement: 381.68 t (376 long tons)
Length: 32.1 m (105 ft 4 in)
Beam: 7.39 m (24 ft 3 in)
Draught: 3.51 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion: Lister Blackstone ERS 8M 492 kW (660 hp)
Speed: 11.5 knots (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h)
Endurance: 12 days
Complement: 16

FRV Clupea is a small, inshore fisheries research vessel, formerly of the Fisheries Research Services. She was based at the port of Fraserburgh and operated mainly on the Scottish west coast on behalf of the Scottish Executive.

Fishery entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery

Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats, purpose of the activities or a combination of the foregoing features". The definition often includes a combination of fish and fishers in a region, the latter fishing for similar species with similar gear types.

A research vessel is a ship or boat designed, modified, or equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles. Some of these roles can be combined into a single vessel but others require a dedicated vessel. Due to the demanding nature of the work, research vessels are often constructed around an icebreaker hull, allowing them to operate in polar waters.

Fisheries Research Services former executive agency of the government of Scotland

Fisheries Research Services (FRS) was an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. FRS was responsible for scientific and technical research into the marine and freshwater fisheries and aquaculture, and the protection of the aquatic environment in Scotland. For these purposes, the agency had two fishery laboratories, allowing specialisation in both marine and freshwater fisheries. The FRS also maintained two research vessels.

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History

Clupea was commissioned in 1968. Measuring 32 m (100 ft) and drawing 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in), she is a good size for conducting research inside the constricted space of a sea loch. For research in offshore areas and the North Sea, the larger, more modern, FRV Scotia is used.

Draft (hull) the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel)

The draft or draught of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained. Draft determines the minimum depth of water a ship or boat can safely navigate. The draft can also be used to determine the weight of the cargo on board by calculating the total displacement of water and then using Archimedes' principle. A table made by the shipyard shows the water displacement for each draft. The density of the water and the content of the ship's bunkers has to be taken into account. The closely related term "trim" is defined as the difference between the forward and aft drafts.

North Sea marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean

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Clupea has been replaced by FRV Alba-Na-Mara. [2] She has been sold to a private company.[ citation needed ]

the rebuilt Sea-Watch 2 leaving Hamburg in March 2016 Sea-Watch 2.jpg
the rebuilt Sea-Watch 2 leaving Hamburg in March 2016

In 2015 Clupea was sold to the German NGO Sea Watch, who has started a civil sea rescue service for refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean. The vessel was renamed Sea-Watch 2 in March 2016 and has been used for SAR missions. [3] In autumn 2016, the NGO 'Sea Watch' sold the ship to 'Mission Lifeline e.V.', a Service club based in Dresden. Its name now is Lifeline. [4] In June 2018, the Lifeline (with 239 migrants on board) is in the media as one of the ships being forbidden to enter an Italian harbour. Matteo Salvini, new Italian Minister of the Interior (Conte Cabinet), has ordered this blocking. [5]

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Dresden Place in Saxony, Germany

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Matteo Salvini Italian politician

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Lifeline (21 June 2018)

Netherlands Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen declared in late June 2018, that the Lifeline does not operate under the Netherlands flag. According to the statement, the existing registration of the vessel with the Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond was only a proof of ownership, which did not make the Netherlands the Flag state for the Lifeline. [6]

Cora van Nieuwenhuizen Dutch politician

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Layout

Clupea is equipped with winches, reel drums and an A-frame, allowing her to tow a range of fishing gear. Deck cranes allow the deployment of water sampling equipment and benthic grabs.

Fishing net net used for fishing

A fishing net is a net used for fishing. Nets are devices made from fibers woven in a grid-like structure. Some fishing nets are also called fish traps, for example fyke nets. Fishing nets are usually meshes formed by knotting a relatively thin thread. Early nets were woven from grasses, flaxes and other fibrous plant material. Later cotton was used. Modern nets are usually made of artificial polyamides like nylon, although nets of organic polyamides such as wool or silk thread were common until recently and are still used.

Crane (machine) type of machine

A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It is mainly used for lifting heavy things and transporting them to other places. The device uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability of a human. Cranes are commonly employed in the transport industry for the loading and unloading of freight, in the construction industry for the movement of materials, and in the manufacturing industry for the assembling of heavy equipment.

Benthos community of organisms which live on, in, or near the seabed

Benthos is the community of organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed, also known as the benthic zone. This community lives in or near marine sedimentary environments, from tidal pools along the foreshore, out to the continental shelf, and then down to the abyssal depths.

As a small vessel requiring space for equipment and laboratories, Clupea can only accommodate four officers, six crew and six scientists, currently with more than two hundred aboard.

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References

  1. ↑ "Clupea". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "FRV Clupea". Trawler photos. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sea-Watch buys new ship for SAR missions". Sea-Watch e.V. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. ↑ mission-lifeline.de
  5. ↑ FAZ.net 24. Juni 2018: Weiteres Schiff mit Migranten wartet vor Italien auf Hafeneinfahrt
  6. ↑ "'Migrantenschip staat geregistreerd bij Nederlands Watersportverbond'". nos.nl. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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