The fishing company illegally established in the Malvinas Islands and operating under the Malvina Islands registration, Argos Group Ltd. and its Spanish partner Armadora Pereira SA, were scheduled to receive today in Puerto Argentino the “Argos Berbes”; a new fishing vessel built by the Galician artillery company Nodosa and launched on November 28.
The ship left the port of Vigo on January 15, arrived in Montevideo on the 31st and if there were no delays in its navigation it should already be in the Malvinas.
The modern vessel is equipped with the latest technologies in fishing and capture, as well as an optimized hull design and an impressive inverted bow, to face any sea conditions, improving the safety of its crew and reducing fuel consumption.
It has a gross register of 2,499 tons, 85 meters in length and 14 meters in width, equipped with a processing plant with different means of freezing and for obtaining the final product in different formats, mainly Patagonian squid.
The ship's refrigeration plant works with ammonia as the primary refrigerant, thus eliminating fluorinated gases and consequently reducing the impact and damage to the ozone layer. It is planned to replace the Argos Vigo in the Loligo squid fishery, and the decision to build the new vessel is due in 2022.
“While the Loligo fishery has experienced some uncertainty since then, culminating in the complete closure of the second season last year, we nevertheless understand and are convinced that the investment in the Argo Berbes is a clear manifestation of our confidence in the Malvinas Government and the long-term prospects of the Loligo fishery,” the company explained in an official statement.
The company plans to open the doors of the fishing vessel this Wednesday, the 19th, so that settlers can visit the ship and learn about its new technology aimed at plundering Argentine resources in the South Atlantic.
Sources:
Argos Berbés, Argos Ltd., Malvina Islands, Malvinas Islands, Stanley, Puerto Argentino, Nodosa, Usurpation, Colonialism, South Atlantic, Squid, Fishing
