Modern fishing vessel at work

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Not so modern, but she was at the time she was built.
Steam trawler Nyegg (M300A) Blt.1932

Pictured in Ålesund sometime around1935-36.
Source: Gamle bilder fra Ålesund - Sunnmøre | Facebook Groups
Posted by: Willy Ole Ullaland

https://skipshistorie.net/Oslo/OSL469%20Gorrissen/Tekster/OSL46919320200000%20NYEGG.htm

1941 Grounding 19/03 at Kvassheimgrunnen on Jæren when the steering gear failed while she was traveling from Hamburg, Germany to Svolvær with salt.
Shipwreck history from the book Skipsforlis Rundt Jæren by Erik Bakkevig.
On March 19, 1941, the vessel was on its way from Hamburg to Svolvær with a cargo of salt. At Ognabukten, the steering gear failed when a splinter in the coupling handle fell out. There was also a hand steering device on board, but they did not have time to engage this, because after only 3 minutes the vessel grounded on Kvalbeins Rauna. The crew escaped to shore in the lifeboats. Norsk Bjergningskompagni A/S tried for many days to salvage the vessel, but the tug broke down three times. Part of the cargo was also unloaded, but unfortunately the seas drove the vessel further into the ground and it leaked as it became lighter. Bad weather finally put a stop to the work, and NYEGG was wrecked. We know the names of 4 who were involved in the sinking, and who testified during the maritime investigation, Captain Richard Karsten Severinsen Halle, Ålesund, 1st Mate Sven Karsten Wulff Hegstad, Trondheim, 1st Engineer Ingvar Skuseth, Ålesund and Seaman Thomas Olsen Mehus, Haugesund.

PS> In foreground the old steam fire boat “Parat”:

Photo from Harald Grytten, Byleksikon I, Litt om mye i Ålesund

In 1893, the sea-going steam sprayer “Parat” was purchased from Sweden.
This was in the service of the fire department until 1952 - although not as effective as in recent decades.

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Do NOT get T-boned by this one:

The fishing vessel Atlantic Titan in drydock at St. John’s newdock shipyard on June 5, 2024. Photo: NL Maritime

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