ABOUT THE BOAT

Blue Lightning 111 is a 55ft Conquest charter vessel powered by a V10 820 Doosan engine.

Blue Lightning was first launched in 1993 and named First Light and was originally sent to work as a crayboat out of Fremantle. Later in 2000 it was purchased by Captain Tony Merrutio and renamed Crustacea 3. Tony cray fished the boat between Jurien Bay and Bunbury fishing 112 pots.

At the end of the 2005 crayfish season Bill and Chad Mills purchased Crustacea and renamed her Blue Lightning III and thats not the only change they made. With 18 years knowledge of the charter industry between them they went to work setting Blue Lightning up into a very comfortable and practical charter vessel which now operates between Mandurah and Dampier.

Blue Lightning now has all the latest electronics including

• C Plot computer GPS system
• 1100L Furuno Coloured Sounder
• Auto Pilot
• VHF/HF
• SAT Phone
• Internet

Blue Lightning has 8 comfortable bunks downstairs which is air conditioned. CD Player, DVD, VCR and a 61cm Flatscreen TV to keep you entertained when not battling the big one. Also 2 toilets and showers with hot water, 240V power and enough fridge and freezer space to keep all supplies and your catch cold.

In 2006 Blue Lightning had a new 9KVA Yanmar Genset fitted to keep up with all the 240V supply needs and in November 2007 was repowered by a V10 820 hp Doosan Diesel giving her a cruising speed of 17-18 knots and top speed of 22 knots.