Western Mariner – August 2019

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Towing Cermaq’s new 102-ft (31 m) hydrolicer barge Salar out
of Victoria harbour is the 110-ft (33.5 m), 2,250-hp Amix tug
arctic taglu (1976, Allied Shipbuilders). Assisting the tow in the
inner harbour is Victoria Tug & Barge’s 36-ft, 700-hp perSuader
(1972, Alberni Engineering & Shipyards). The Salar was
designed by Norway’s Hydrolicer Production, built by Neptune
Shipyards in Holland, and equipped with Cflow fish handling
systems and PG Flow Solutions non-mechanical pump sys-
tems. It uses a closed water column to delouse fish, creating
turbulence that causes the lice to lose their vacuum-based grip
on the fish and fall off without chemicals or trauma to the fish.
The barge is equipped with four transfer lines that allow well-
boats and service boats to transfer live fish at a rate of 30-
tonnes per hour per pump, and it has accommodations spaces
for the operators. It was destined for the Tofino region, where
it will be put into service over the summer.

Salar hydrolicer barge in-tow

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