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ICGV Freyja
ICGV ''Freyja'' is an offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard. The ship is named after Freyja from Norse mythology and is the first Coast Guard vessel to bear the name of a goddess. Its homeport is Siglufjörður Siglufjörður () is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland. The population in 2011 was 1,206; the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak of 3,000 inhabi ... on the north coast of Iceland. History Formerly an offshore oil industry service ship named ''E.R.Vittoria'' and later ''GH Endurance'', it was bought from United Offshore Support GmbH in September 2021 for 1.7 billion ISK to replace the 46-year old ICGV ''Týr''. It arrived for retrofit in Rotterdam on 11 October and was formally delivered to the Coast Guard on 28 October the same year. It arrived at Siglufjörður on 6 November. In December 2021, ''Freyja'' rescued the stranded trawler ''Masilik'' aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Viking
Northern Viking is an annual NATO exercise held in Iceland. The exercises were held biennially until 2006 when the frequency was increased. The purpose of the exercise is to test the capabilities of Iceland and its NATO allies, as well as increase the readiness of the forces involved and their inter-operability. Northern Viking 2022 Several NATO member states participated in the exercises in 2022. The United States Navy, in a press release, described 2022's exercise as "a hunt for adversary submarines" and "visit, board, search and seizure missions on suspect vessels." Participants * ** ICGV ''Þór'' * ** USS ''Arlington'' ** CH-53E Sea Stallions ** 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit ** USS ''Kearsarge'' * ** FS ''Latouche-Tréville'' * ** HNoMS ''Thor Heyerdahl'' * ** FGS ''Sachsen'' * ** Royal Marine Commandos Northern Viking 2011 Northern Viking 2011 was held by the Icelandic Coast Guard and the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Among the training exercis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siglufjörður
Siglufjörður () is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland. The population in 2011 was 1,206; the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak of 3,000 inhabitants. The municipalities of Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður, connected since 2010 by the Héðinsfjörður Tunnels, merged in 2006 to form a municipality called Fjallabyggð, which literally means ''Mountain Settlement''. Siglufjörður is the site of The Herring Era Museum, a maritime museum which opened in 1994. History The town grew up around the herring industry that was very strong in the 1940s and 1950s. The first Icelandic Municipal Savings Bank was founded in Siglufjörður in 1873, and on 22 October 1918 Siglufjörður attained municipal status () with the rights and privileges of a town. The number of inhabitants amounted to 146 in 1901 and to 415 in 1910, to 1,159 in 1920, to 2,022 in 1930, to 2,884 in 1940, to 3,015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |