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What this video covers

The 48-tonne steel trawler Brupeg transits from the Narrows to Roslyn Bay, Yeppoon, while navigating a 1.5-meter ocean swell and a 0.5-meter wind chop.0:43 Because of damaged pins on the starboard stabilizer wing, the crew retracts both wings to maintain symmetry, resulting in an uncomfortable, lively motion during the passage.4:09 The vessel maintains 10.5 knots at 1300 RPM, aided by a favorable current, to reach the shallow Yeppoon basin entrance at high tide.7:25 Upon arrival, the crew maneuvers the 48-tonne vessel to a new wharf position using only manual rope tensioning from the bow and stern lines.11:51 The crew plans to repair the stabilizer pins at the current berth before heading north.14:59 The anchor winch currently operates slowly because it draws power from the steering pump on the Cummins engine, necessitating a future upgrade to a high-volume oil pump.2:36

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