Tag: Leit að skipsflökum
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During a three-day expedition in the Westfjords, I repaired a research submarine and dove to investigate a shipwreck named „Ída.“ The 30-meter vessel, likely from the early 20th century, remains unidentified. I captured 3,000 photos for a 3D model despite…
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Euripides H-959 was a fishing trawler that sank in Patreksfjörður on March 3, 1921, due to bad weather. Of the 15 crew members, 3 perished. Three Icelanders were honored for rescue efforts. Archaeological research in 2011 located the wreck, which…
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Gautavík, located at the northern Berufjörður, was historically significant as a trading port and settlement. Founded by the priest Thangbrandur during the Christianization of Iceland, it later experienced a decline as trade shifted. In 1792, a landslide devastated the area,…
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