H72 Frank Bonefaas

The trawler Frank Bonefaas moving north off Sunderland. With a length of 119 metres, it is the largest fishing ship registered in Britain, as well as the only 'super trawler' (length >100 metres). It is owned by the Dutch company Cornelis Vrolijk and has a licence for catching almost 25% of the entire British fishing quota.

Besides the obvious issues related to these very large fishing vessels of overfishing and 'bycatch', the owners also have a controversial past, being fined £102,000 for illegal fishing in 2015 .

Source: www.gov.uk/government/news/master-and-owner-ordered-to-pay-over-102000-for-illegal-mackerel-catch

PIP #1: Another view of the ship.