A third sailor on board the Greenlandic trawler Polar Nanoq has been arrested and taken for questioning by the Metropolitan Police. The trawler arrived in Hafnarfjörður harbour last night, at 23:07. Yesterday two men were arrested onboard the trawler. All three have been taken to the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in downtown Reykjavík where they will be questioned in relation to the disappearance of 20 year old Birna Brjánsdóttir who disappeared on Saturday morning.
According to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service the three sailors were questioned through the night. The rest of the crew had given their statements to the police.
Read more: Two arrested on-board Greenlandic trawler in connection to missing girl
Icelandic Police officers and a Police Special Forces unit was taken to the ship by the Danish Coast Guard vessel HMDS Triton. Upon entering the trawler the Icelandic Police took control of the ship. The crew members of the ship are of both Faeroese and Greenlandic nationality. According to reports yesterday the captain has not been arrested.
According to the latest reports Police does not have any clues as to the whereabouts of Birna. Police divers are searching the Hafnarfjörður harbour. Footage from the local news site Vísir showing the men being led from the ship can be seen below.
Read more: Missing girl: Disturbing clues, no arrests, but Greenlandic trawler returned to harbour in Iceland
The three sailors will remain in custody
The three sailors who have been arrested will remain in custody, the local news site Vísir reports. Police believes they have information about the disappearance of young local woman, Birna Brjánsdóttir, who disappeared on Saturday morning. Circumstantial evidence points to crew members of the Polar Nanoq being connected to her disappearance.
Birna has not been seen since Saturday morning when she left a downtown bar at 5 AM. What happened after she was last seen has been pieced together from reports in the media and announcements from the Police. Police believes that Birna entered a car on Laugavegur, and to have then been taken to Hafnarfjörður, a suburban municipality of Reykjavík. Evidence points to the car having been a red Kia Rio rented to crew members of the Greenlandic trawler.
The driver of the car can be seen behaving suspiciously in security camera footage from the Hafnarfjörður harbour where the Greenlandic trawler was docked, and on footage from a security camera at the parking lot of a nearby golf-club. Police has told media they have more video footage which they are still analyzing. Birna's shoes were also found close to where the ship was docked. The local newspaper Fréttablaðið reports that no other signs of Birna have been found. Police and members of ICE-SAR have conducted extensive searches the Hafnarfjörður harbour area and several nearby recreational areas, lava fields and lakes to search for Birna or clues of what happened to her. Nothing has been found.
Previous Iceland Insider coverage of the case:
Monday:
A large scale search had been underway since Saturday for 20 year old local woman. Police feared foul play.
Read more: Young local woman missing since Saturday: Have you seen her?
Tuesday
Police relased CCTV footage of Birna walking in downtown Reykjavík on Monday.
Read more: Search for missing young woman: Police releases footage from surveillance cameras
Shoes which match those worn by Birna were found early Tuesday morning in Hafnafjörður, south of Reykjavík. Police does not rule out the shoes were planted at the scene. All available Police and Search and Rescue members are searching in and around Hafnafjörður harbour.
Read more: Police does not rule out that pair of shoes believed to belong to missing woman were planted
Tuesday afternoon Police found what it believes is the red Kia Rio seen in security camera footage just seconds before she was last spotted on CCTV footage in down town Reykjavík. The car was likely driven by foreign nationals. The driver is seen behaving suspiciously shortly after Birna's cellphone is turned off at 5:50 AM.
Read more: Missing woman: Car seen in surveillance tapes likely found, driver seen behaving strangely
The car was linked to crew members of Greenlandic trawler which had been docked in Hafnarfjörður from Wednesday to Satuday. the trawler had sailed out and was fishing off the east coast of Greenland.
Wednesday:
Security camera footage from Hafnarfjörður harbour shows crew members exiting the red Kia Rio, behaving suspiciously. The trawler was returned to harbour in Reykjavík.
Read more: Missing girl: Disturbing clues, no arrests, but Greenlandic trawler returned to harbour in Iceland
The case has gripped the Icelandic nation. Police warns people to avoid of hysteria.
Read more: Airing of British TV series The Missing postponed while search continues for missing girl
Police officers and members of the Police Special Forces were flown out to the Danish Coast Guard vessel HDMS Triton which was on intercept course with the Polar Nanoq.
Read more: Missing girl: Members of the Police Special Forces on their way to Greenlandic trawler
Police arrested two men on board the trawler.
Read more: Two arrested on-board Greenlandic trawler in connection to missing girl
A third sailor on board the Greenlandic trawler Polar Nanoq has been arrested and taken for questioning by the Metropolitan Police. The trawler arrived in Hafnarfjörður harbour last night, at 23:07. Yesterday two men were arrested onboard the trawler. All three have been taken to the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in downtown Reykjavík where they will be questioned in relation to the disappearance of 20 year old Birna Brjánsdóttir who disappeared on Saturday morning.
According to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service the three sailors were questioned through the night. The rest of the crew had given their statements to the police.
Read more: Two arrested on-board Greenlandic trawler in connection to missing girl
Icelandic Police officers and a Police Special Forces unit was taken to the ship by the Danish Coast Guard vessel HMDS Triton. Upon entering the trawler the Icelandic Police took control of the ship. The crew members of the ship are of both Faeroese and Greenlandic nationality. According to reports yesterday the captain has not been arrested.
According to the latest reports Police does not have any clues as to the whereabouts of Birna. Police divers are searching the Hafnarfjörður harbour. Footage from the local news site Vísir showing the men being led from the ship can be seen below.
Read more: Missing girl: Disturbing clues, no arrests, but Greenlandic trawler returned to harbour in Iceland
The three sailors will remain in custody
The three sailors who have been arrested will remain in custody, the local news site Vísir reports. Police believes they have information about the disappearance of young local woman, Birna Brjánsdóttir, who disappeared on Saturday morning. Circumstantial evidence points to crew members of the Polar Nanoq being connected to her disappearance.
Birna has not been seen since Saturday morning when she left a downtown bar at 5 AM. What happened after she was last seen has been pieced together from reports in the media and announcements from the Police. Police believes that Birna entered a car on Laugavegur, and to have then been taken to Hafnarfjörður, a suburban municipality of Reykjavík. Evidence points to the car having been a red Kia Rio rented to crew members of the Greenlandic trawler.
The driver of the car can be seen behaving suspiciously in security camera footage from the Hafnarfjörður harbour where the Greenlandic trawler was docked, and on footage from a security camera at the parking lot of a nearby golf-club. Police has told media they have more video footage which they are still analyzing. Birna's shoes were also found close to where the ship was docked. The local newspaper Fréttablaðið reports that no other signs of Birna have been found. Police and members of ICE-SAR have conducted extensive searches the Hafnarfjörður harbour area and several nearby recreational areas, lava fields and lakes to search for Birna or clues of what happened to her. Nothing has been found.
Previous Iceland Insider coverage of the case:
Monday:
A large scale search had been underway since Saturday for 20 year old local woman. Police feared foul play.
Read more: Young local woman missing since Saturday: Have you seen her?
Tuesday
Police relased CCTV footage of Birna walking in downtown Reykjavík on Monday.
Read more: Search for missing young woman: Police releases footage from surveillance cameras
Shoes which match those worn by Birna were found early Tuesday morning in Hafnafjörður, south of Reykjavík. Police does not rule out the shoes were planted at the scene. All available Police and Search and Rescue members are searching in and around Hafnafjörður harbour.
Read more: Police does not rule out that pair of shoes believed to belong to missing woman were planted
Tuesday afternoon Police found what it believes is the red Kia Rio seen in security camera footage just seconds before she was last spotted on CCTV footage in down town Reykjavík. The car was likely driven by foreign nationals. The driver is seen behaving suspiciously shortly after Birna's cellphone is turned off at 5:50 AM.
Read more: Missing woman: Car seen in surveillance tapes likely found, driver seen behaving strangely
The car was linked to crew members of Greenlandic trawler which had been docked in Hafnarfjörður from Wednesday to Satuday. the trawler had sailed out and was fishing off the east coast of Greenland.
Wednesday:
Security camera footage from Hafnarfjörður harbour shows crew members exiting the red Kia Rio, behaving suspiciously. The trawler was returned to harbour in Reykjavík.
Read more: Missing girl: Disturbing clues, no arrests, but Greenlandic trawler returned to harbour in Iceland
The case has gripped the Icelandic nation. Police warns people to avoid of hysteria.
Read more: Airing of British TV series The Missing postponed while search continues for missing girl
Police officers and members of the Police Special Forces were flown out to the Danish Coast Guard vessel HDMS Triton which was on intercept course with the Polar Nanoq.
Read more: Missing girl: Members of the Police Special Forces on their way to Greenlandic trawler
Police arrested two men on board the trawler.
Read more: Two arrested on-board Greenlandic trawler in connection to missing girl
