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Carina and Crystal Waters


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Carina and Crystal Waters

Carina and Crystal Waters seen here in Macduff Harbour on 28th August 2009.

Carina:
Found this piece from the Buchan Observer @ http://www.buchanobs...oned.4701673.jp

Port takes action on abandoned fishing vessels
Published Date: 17 November 2008

RUBBISH lies strewn across the deck of the Carina as she awaits her fate in Peterhead Harbour last week.

The ageing fishing vessel is the second this year to be impounded by the Peterhead Port Authority for unpaid harbour bills totalling thousands of pounds.

For several years the Carina has been left to rust in the harbour at Seagate, abandoned by an unknown owner who has so far failed to come forward and claim her.

The neglected 1970s seine netter,a shadow of her former self, has several times been bailed out by the Peterhead Port Authority when she began to take on water.

Now the port authority has invoked a 160-year-old law to take control of the vessel and remove her from the harbour.

Unless an owner comes forward to claim her and settle the unpaid harbour charges the Carina will this week be sold to settle her debts under the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act of 1947. A similar fate befell the White Heather, whose flaking hulk sat untended on the quay at Seagate for years before it was seized and sold off under the same law.

Last week port authority chief executive John Wallace said: "This boat has been sitting in the harbour for a number of years and she is starting to become a problem.

"We sent a letter to the last registered owner but we haven't heard anything back so we have had to take this action."

This piece from The Press & Journal @
http://www.pressandj...970808?UserKey=

Bright future in store for old fishing boat
Fraserburgh businessman plans makeover for ageing seine-netter

Published: 04/12/2008

A FISHING boat impounded at a north-east harbour has a new owner after being seized by port bosses.

Fraserburgh businessman Michael Watt is planning to transform the Carina into a houseboat after purchasing her from Peterhead Port Authority for a nominal fee.

Harbour chiefs sold the boat to pay for unpaid dues she had accrued while lying in the harbour at Seagate for several years. They used the 160-year-old Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act to take control of the ageing seine-netter.

Mr Watt, who also represents Fraserburgh as an independent councillor, says he hopes to transform the vessel over the next few years.

“I bought the Carina because she is, at the end of the day, a good sea boat with good seagoing capabilities,” he said. “She was built by Richard Irvin’s in Peterhead to work in the North Sea in all weather conditions, and that was what I was looking for.

“The vessel was built as the Sparkling Star and has also been called the Sustain in the past. I am trying to find out more about her history so, if anyone has any information, I would urge them to get in touch.”

The 70ft Carina was built in 1970 and is 76 tonnes. It is understood that Fraserburgh-based Peter and J. Johnstone was the ship’s agent in the past, but the firm is no longer connected with the vessel. She has been idle for several years and, despite repeated attempts to find the boat’s owners, no one came forward. Anyone who has information about the vessel can contact Mr Watt on 01346 510444.



    Was one of the Big Five as the Sparkling Star ,the rest being  Juneve II ,Shemarah,Fair Weather  and Ugievale,and she was was 78 foot long not 70
    Hi Will

    Well spotted - wonder if anyone will bid on her - another 8 days to go  :crazy2:

    Regards

    Steve E.

    Jay Cresswell
    Oct 17 2009 10:27 PM
    £5k ... someone's away wi the fairies ... crackers
    The only way £5might work is as the starter in a Dutch auction
    I can see it now ... a one quid bid

    Jay Cresswell
    Oct 17 2009 10:30 PM
    Or mebbe the £5k is minimum that the owner's willing to hand some gullable buyer just to take her away and put her out of her misery. once and for all. Wait long enough and you might push it to £10k!
    :crazy2: O0 O0
    Would love to know what work has been done,another ex trawler 33 metres up as well 20000 starting no bids on it either but would say the big set on it is worth a few bob not a lot else and a nobby up too
    Will said : Would love to know what work has been done

    Not sure but having seen her in August 2009 anything that has been done must be below decks. She looked exactly the same as when I saw her in 2008 down the road.

    Regards

    Steve E

    Iain Maciver SY
    Oct 18 2009 10:30 AM
    I had a look aboard her a couple of weeks ago, didnt get inside but nothing has been done outside anyway. The hold was still a mess too. A LOT of work needing done to her, peeped in the wheelhouse and galley windows and its just bare. Maybe the seller has realised how much work has to go into her?? The hull of the Crystal Waters looks in better condition and would probably be a better buy if looking for a "project" because she is more of a blank canvass. Good luck to whoever buys her..........just wish i had the money he'll need to sort her out!!
    Does anyone have an update on the Carina.Was in Macduff in November and the Crystal Waters was gone. No work done on Carina ?
    Carina round the west coast now sure there are photos on here of her lying at a hook