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. The vessel was en route from Patreksfjörður to Reykjavík, resulting in the loss of 31 lives.[1][2] This tragic incident caused an uproar in Iceland regarding the safety on the sea.[3]
| Date | 17 February 1934 |
|---|---|
| Location | Garðskagi, Reykjanes, Iceland |
| Cause | Storm |
| Deaths | 31 |
Ship
editMS 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]
Passengers and crew
editOf 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]
References
edit- ^ "M.s. "Þormóður" ferst nálægt Garðskaga með 30 manns". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 February 1943. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Arnar Tómas Valgeirsson (17 February 2023). "Áttatíu ár frá Þormóðsslysinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ a b Jakob Ágúst Hjálmarsson (16 February 2013). "Enginn var til frásagnar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 22. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Mörgu er ég búin að gleyma en þessu slysi gleymi ég aldrei". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 June 1987. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Þormóðsslysið". Ægir (in Icelandic). February 1943. pp. 53–56. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
