The Pacific Endeavour is a renowned 75' New Westcoaster that was launched in Fremantle 2007. The vessel was originally commissioned for Tuna longlining operations around New Caledonia where she spent close to 12 years. The vessel was later moved into Tuna operations around Suva in Fiji. The vessel was then sold to a NZ fishing company where it continued to be used in the NZ Tuna Fishery for 18 months. The vessel was purchased in 2021 by Austral Fisheries for operations in their Northern Territory Timor Box Fish Trapping business.
Austral Fisheries carried out a very large refit on the vessel rebuilding the main engine, installing two new auxiliary engines & upgrading the wiring. State of the art electronics were fitted including a sonar & WASP 3D bottom plotting system. Pacific Endeavour is currently still operating in the NT Timor Box Fish Trapping operations working out of Darwin. The vessel can be easily modified to return to the East Coast Tuna Fishery. The list of upgrades by Austral Fisheries on this 75' Westcoaster over the last few years have been extensive, the vessel would be very suitable for a range of fishing operations. The vessel is currently operating in the Timor Box trap fishery out of Darwin; an inspection can be arranged by appointment during the vessel port calls in Darwin.
Region
Northern Territory
Vessel Location
Darwin NT
Usage
Off-shore Fishing
Launch Year
2007
HIN
N/A
Rego
863074
Rego Expiry
15/01/2027
Designer
Westcoaster WA
Builder
New Westcoaster Australia
Length
75' 0" - 22.87m
Beam
6.15m
Draft
2.2m
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP
Deck Material
GRP
Engine Make
Caterpillar
Engine
3406E
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
550 HP @ 1800 RPM
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
1,500 hrs since full rebuild
Max Speed
10 kts
Cruise Speed
9 kts
Propulsion
Shaftdrive
Thrusters
No
Genset
Two units - 1) Zenith Isuzu Macc Alternator 100KVA - 2) Zenith Isuzu Macc Alternator 100KVA (both new 2021)
Fuel
15,000 Ltrs
Water
5,000 litres
Accommodation
Neat and tidy accomodation for 8 crew members in 3 cabins
Cabins
3 Cabins
Berths
8 single bunks
Galley
Table & Seeting for 8 crew
Refrigeration
Compressors: 1) 1 x Bitzer 4TES-9Y-40P 2) 1x Bitzer 4PES- 15Y-4OP 3) 1 x Bitzer 2FES-3Y-40S
3 x Regent 50SP-S251 Condensor pumps
2 x FDC Units
Freezer
Main Freezer 52 Sq mtr (12,000kg) & 36 baskets in the Brine Tanks
Stove
Yes
Water Maker
No
Hotwater System
Yes
Shower
Yes 1
Toilet
Yes 1
Entertainment
TV & DVD
Air Conditioning
Yes - Fully Airconditioned
Dinghy
Yes
Outboard
Yes
Covers
Yes
Ground Tackle
Yes
Safety Gear
To Survey
Bilge Pumps
Yes to Survey
Life Raft
8 Man - to Survey
Epirb
Yes
Life Jackets
Yes
Flares
Yes
Fire Protection
Yes
Electrics
12V -24V & 240V
Electronics
Echo Sounder: Furuno FCV-1150
WASSP - Multi Beam Echo Sounder
Furuno - C1- 88 doppler current indicator
Furuno C5H-5L MK2 Full Circle Colour Sonar
Plotter Furuno Navnet Radar-plotter & Mac C
Auto Pilot Furuno
Radar RCU 028
GPS: Furuno Nav Mat
Radio: SSB: Icom
Radio: VHF- Icom
Deck Gear
The fish traps will remain with the vendors
Remarks
The list of upgrades by Austral Fisheries on this 75' Westcoaster over the last few years have been extensive, the vessel would be very suitable for a range of fishing operations.
The vessel is currently operating in the Timor Box trap fishery out of Darwin; however it can easliy be modified to retun to the East Coast Tuna Fishery. A vessel inspection can be arranged by appointment during the Pacific Endeavour port calls in Darwin.