Date | 17 February 1934 |
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Location | Garðskagi, Reykjanes, Iceland |
Cause | Storm |
Deaths | 31 |
The sinking of MS Þormóður (Icelandic: Þormóðsslysið) occurred on 17 February 1943 when the motorboat MS Þormóður sank off the coast of Garðskagi in Reykjanes, Iceland during a storm while traveling from Patreksfjörður to Reykjavík with the loss of 31 people. [1] [2] The sinking caused an uproar in Iceland regarding the safety on the sea. [3]
MS Þormóður was built in 1931 as a motorized fishing ship. [4] It was owned by Gísli Jónsson, a member of Alþingi, and was leased to the State Shipping Company (Icelandic: Skipaútgerð Ríkisins) as a passenger and cargo ship at the time of the sinking. [5]
Of 24 passengers and 7 crewmembers, there were no survivors. One body was found during rescue operations and eight later washed ashore the following months. [3]
Date | 17 February 1934 |
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Location | Garðskagi, Reykjanes, Iceland |
Cause | Storm |
Deaths | 31 |
The sinking of MS Þormóður (Icelandic: Þormóðsslysið) occurred on 17 February 1943 when the motorboat MS Þormóður sank off the coast of Garðskagi in Reykjanes, Iceland during a storm while traveling from Patreksfjörður to Reykjavík with the loss of 31 people. [1] [2] The sinking caused an uproar in Iceland regarding the safety on the sea. [3]
MS Þormóður was built in 1931 as a motorized fishing ship. [4] It was owned by Gísli Jónsson, a member of Alþingi, and was leased to the State Shipping Company (Icelandic: Skipaútgerð Ríkisins) as a passenger and cargo ship at the time of the sinking. [5]
Of 24 passengers and 7 crewmembers, there were no survivors. One body was found during rescue operations and eight later washed ashore the following months. [3]