The San Nanumea is the latest acquisition of Sanford Fisheries. The vessel represents a major investment at a cost of $NZ 17.5 million dollars.
The 78 metre long craft carries a crew of 20, and is capable of staying at sea for weeks at a time catching and freezing up to 1400 tonnes of fish products on board. The boat has its own helicopter and the latest in fish finding technology, designed to help track schools of skipjack and other tuna as they migrate through the western and central Pacific.