The water depth of the Port of Port Fairy is tight for the Tacoma. “In the work we’ve done preparing for this event, beneficial dredging is being done at a couple of specific spots in the channel,” Ross Haldane said.
It took the Haldane brothers seven and a half years to build the MFV Tacoma. It was launched on the high tide at 0338 on the morning of Monday 5 November 1951.
An important chapter in the history of the Australia fishing industry began with the launch of the MFV Tacoma. It was Australia’s first purse seine vessel, and it pioneered the multi-million-dollar tuna fishing industry in Port Lincoln.
