ICGV Freyja explained
ICGV Freyja is an offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard.[1] The ship is named after Freyja from Norse mythology[2] and is the first Coast Guard vessel to bear the name of a goddess.[3] Its homeport is Siglufjörður on the north coast of Iceland.[4]
History
Formerly an offshore oil industry service ship named E.R.Vittoria and later GH Endurance,[5] it was bought from United Offshore Support GmbH in September 2021 for 1.7 billion ISK[6] [7] to replace the 46-year old ICGV Týr.[3] It arrived for retrofit in Rotterdam on 11 October and was formally delivered to the Coast Guard on 28 October the same year.[8] It arrived at Siglufjörður on 6 November.[9]
In December 2021, Freyja rescued the stranded trawler Masilik after it ran aground on Vatnsleysuströnd.[10]
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Notes and References
- News: Freyja er mjög öflugt varðskip . 29 October 2021 . . 23 September 2021 . Icelandic.
- News: Fimm tilboð bárust vegna útboðs á varðskipinu Freyju . 29 October 2021 . . 20 May 2021 . Icelandic.
- News: Kristín Sigurðardóttir . Nýtt varðskip verði fyrst til að bera nafn ásynju . 29 October 2021 . . 5 March 2021 . Icelandic.
- News: Andri Yrkill Valsson . Freyja komin í fánalitina og fer brátt til Siglufjarðar . 29 October 2021 . . 28 October 2021 . Icelandic.
- News: Sigtryggur Sigtryggsson . Freyja máluð í litum Gæslunnar . 11 June 2022 . . 18 October 2021 . Icelandic.
- News: Varðskipið Freyja verður gert út frá Siglufirði . 29 October 2021 . . 21 September 2021 . Icelandic.
- News: Samúel Karl Ólason . Gera Freyju út frá Siglufirði . 29 October 2021 . . 21 September 2021 . Icelandic.
- News: Samúel Karl Ólason . Undirbúa heimsiglinguna frá Rotterdam . 30 October 2021 . . 30 October 2021 . Icelandic.
- News: Kristján Már Unnarsson . "Að flagna er fararheill" sagði forsetinn um Freyju . 7 November 2021 . . 6 November 2021 . Icelandic.
- News: Haukur Holm . Fyrsta björgun Freyju. "Stórkostlegt skip" . 17 December 2021 . . 17 December 2021 . Icelandic.
