| Sinking of MS Þormóður | |
| Date: | 17 February 1934 |
| Deaths: | 31 |
| Cause: | Storm |
| Location: | Garðskagi, Reykjanes, Iceland |
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]
MS 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]
Of 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]