Yesterday afternoon two of the largest vessels of the Icelandic Coast Guard, Týr and Thor, named after the gods of war and thunder in Ásatrú, were damaged when the Russian vessel Kruzenshtern rammed them.
According to the coast guard the incident not only left the ships with scrapes and chipped paint. Týr suffered a broken foremast in the incident and Thor with two holes, slightly below the bridge.
The incident took place in the old harbor in Reykjavík as the Russian school ship was leaving the harbour. The Kruzenshtern, which has visited Iceland several times in the past, is operated by the Baltic State Academy of the Fishing Fleet, based in Kaliningrad. It is the largest sailing ship still in operation, 6,400 tonnes and 114 meters (374 ft) long.
The incident was caught on film by Magnús Stefán Sigurðsson, a technician at the Harpa Reykjavík Concert and Conference Center. The video below, which Magnús uploaded to his Facebook page, clearly shows the power of the impact.
Rússneskt seglskip siglir á Varðskipin Týr og Þór í Reykjavíkurhöfn 11.júní 2015
Posted by Magnús Stefán Sigurðsson on Thursday, June 11, 2015
Yesterday afternoon two of the largest vessels of the Icelandic Coast Guard, Týr and Thor, named after the gods of war and thunder in Ásatrú, were damaged when the Russian vessel Kruzenshtern rammed them.
According to the coast guard the incident not only left the ships with scrapes and chipped paint. Týr suffered a broken foremast in the incident and Thor with two holes, slightly below the bridge.
The incident took place in the old harbor in Reykjavík as the Russian school ship was leaving the harbour. The Kruzenshtern, which has visited Iceland several times in the past, is operated by the Baltic State Academy of the Fishing Fleet, based in Kaliningrad. It is the largest sailing ship still in operation, 6,400 tonnes and 114 meters (374 ft) long.
The incident was caught on film by Magnús Stefán Sigurðsson, a technician at the Harpa Reykjavík Concert and Conference Center. The video below, which Magnús uploaded to his Facebook page, clearly shows the power of the impact.
Rússneskt seglskip siglir á Varðskipin Týr og Þór í Reykjavíkurhöfn 11.júní 2015
Posted by Magnús Stefán Sigurðsson on Thursday, June 11, 2015
