Another Parkol milestone, Atlantic Dawn, the first vessel to be built at our Teeside yard, was launched in September 2018 and made her way down to Whitby to be completed. This 20m Scalloper was commissioned by Islay Crab Exports and will be fishing off the west coast of Scotland
Incorporating outer hull tipping doors and catch hoppers/conveyors, Atlantic Dawn also features four Caterpillar engines and a powerful package of deck machinery, the hull incorporates aerofoil shaped anti-pitching fins towards the forefoot of the fully-formed bulbous bow, and a triple rudder system. Capable of holding around 600 38kg bags of scallops, the hold is chilled by a powerful blower system centrally mounted on the deckhead, 2.5t Sea Ice machine, is mounted against the forward bulkhead, flake ice drops vertically downwards to two ice lockers in the hold.
