Challenge old fishing vessel-Sutton Bridge Lincolnshire

  • CHALLENGE passing Sutton Bridge Lincolnshire, was decommissioned as a fishing vessel in 2008 and now converted to a yacht.

    Before that she was INTREPID of Oban (OB280) and originally TRANSCEND of Buckie (BCK75)

    built 1958 Macduff Engineering (wood hull)

    1958 TRANSCEND - J Flett, Findochty, nr Buckie (reg Buckie, BCK75)

    19?? INTREPID - ?? (reg Oban, OB280)

    1984 CHALLENGE - ?? (reg Scarborough, SH263) - substantially modified at Whitby for crabbing from Bridlington, reengined with 111kW/149bhp Gardner 6LXCT

    2008 decommissioned as fishing vessel, sold to ... Broadbent (current owner) and converted to yacht (at Newark?), returning to general pre-1984 appearance and retaining Gardner engine.

    23gt, 15.54m loa.

    c/s MZRS5, MMSI 235007458

    Off No as a fishing vessel A12997. May now be SSR153923