A newbuild tuna-freezing purse seiner, 'Playa de Azkorri' was launched in October 2009 in the Basque region in Spain.
The vessel was ordered by one of the companies of the Pevasa Group, headed by Pesquería Vasco Montañesa, one of the top tuna-fishing companies in Spain.
Construction took place at the Astilleros de Murueta shipyard in Murueta, Spain, close to Bermeo, the birthplace of the world tuna industry. Since the construction of the first tuna ship, more than 200 such vessels have left the specialist builder of tuna fishing-freezer vessels.
The 'Playa de Azkorri' is powered by one MAN eight-cylinder type 8L32/44CR main engine, rated 4,480kW at 750rpm. This drives a controllable-pitch propeller via single input and output shaft-reduction gear, as well as, one 2,500kW shaft generator located in the power-take-off on the reduction gear.
The 'Playa de Azkorri' has an overall length of 87 metres, a beam of 14.2 metres, and a design draught of 6.3 metres with a top speed of 18 knots. The vessel can accommodate 30 crewmembers.
