Faxaflóahafnir, The Reykjavík Harbour Authority recently received an application for a floating guesthouse in the old harbour. According to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV the plan involves transforming an old stern trawler Bjartur NK121 into a guesthouse as the first step to creating a floating guesthouse complex and “memorial yard for Icelandic ships” which had been taken out of service as fishing vessels.
Bjartur is a large stern trawler, 47 m (154 feet) long, built in Nigata Japan in 1973 as one of ten stern trawlers built for Icelanders at the time. Bjartur has been in the fleet of Síldarvinnslan, one of Iceland’s largest fishing companies, since it was built. It is outfitted as a wet-fish trawler, which means the catch is stored on ice to be sold fresh, and is currently fishing deep off the fjords of East Iceland.
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Instead of storing fresh caught fish the trawler would be outfitted to house tourists. According to RÚV the mid-deck would be outfitted with 25 guest rooms in addition to the crew cabins already in the ship. The main deck would get a restaurant, while the hold would house an art gallery. The pilot house would be turned into a bar and coffee shop. There would also be a souvenir shop on-board the ship, while the surface deck would be open to the general public.
Transforming Bjartur NK121 into a guesthouse was only the first step in the plan. More trawlers would then be added as time went on.
RÚV reports that the Reykjavík harbour authority denied this original request, which envisioned the ship would get a permanent berth in the Grandi area in the old harbour, but that the harbour master had been charged with discussing the matter and explore other options for the guest-house-trawler.
Faxaflóahafnir, The Reykjavík Harbour Authority recently received an application for a floating guesthouse in the old harbour. According to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV the plan involves transforming an old stern trawler Bjartur NK121 into a guesthouse as the first step to creating a floating guesthouse complex and “memorial yard for Icelandic ships” which had been taken out of service as fishing vessels.
Bjartur is a large stern trawler, 47 m (154 feet) long, built in Nigata Japan in 1973 as one of ten stern trawlers built for Icelanders at the time. Bjartur has been in the fleet of Síldarvinnslan, one of Iceland’s largest fishing companies, since it was built. It is outfitted as a wet-fish trawler, which means the catch is stored on ice to be sold fresh, and is currently fishing deep off the fjords of East Iceland.
Read more: The Grandi harbour area: From industry to culture
Instead of storing fresh caught fish the trawler would be outfitted to house tourists. According to RÚV the mid-deck would be outfitted with 25 guest rooms in addition to the crew cabins already in the ship. The main deck would get a restaurant, while the hold would house an art gallery. The pilot house would be turned into a bar and coffee shop. There would also be a souvenir shop on-board the ship, while the surface deck would be open to the general public.
Transforming Bjartur NK121 into a guesthouse was only the first step in the plan. More trawlers would then be added as time went on.
RÚV reports that the Reykjavík harbour authority denied this original request, which envisioned the ship would get a permanent berth in the Grandi area in the old harbour, but that the harbour master had been charged with discussing the matter and explore other options for the guest-house-trawler.
