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The fleet’s most prominent ships are two Río Damuji-class vessels, unusual platforms converted from Spanish commercial fishing trawlers built in the early 1970s and retrofitted with Soviet weapons, including P-15 Termit Styx/Silkworm anti-ship missiles and naval guns.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Constable says many repairs occur in Southeast Asia, especially in the South China Sea, with its shallow waters crowded with fishing boats and trawlers.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Tony told us how large trawlers would go out farther into the water and catch more than locals did, gradually shrinking the cod population to near extinction.
—Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
The increasing alienation leaves fisherman Magnús (Sverrir Guðnason) living offshore on a big trawler as his hold on domestic security slips.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Constable says many repairs occur in Southeast Asia, especially in the South China Sea, with its shallow waters crowded with fishing boats and trawlers.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Tony told us how large trawlers would go out farther into the water and catch more than locals did, gradually shrinking the cod population to near extinction.
—Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
The increasing alienation leaves fisherman Magnús (Sverrir Guðnason) living offshore on a big trawler as his hold on domestic security slips.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Trawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trawler. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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trawler
noun
trawl·er
ˈtrȯ-lər 
: a boat used for trawling
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