Iceland’s brand new coastguard patrol ship, Þór – the biggest in the country and the service’s new flagship; has developed a persistent vibration in one of its engines and will likely need to go overseas for repair. Read the full story

On Wednesday, 1 July, the Icelandic Coast Guard, or locally known as Landhelgisgæslan, celebrated their anniversary. At 1500 (3pm) local time, the newest addition to the coast guard fleet landed at Reykjavik city airport. The new airplane was ordered 2 years ago and was finally delivered on Wednesday. This plane is to replace operations of TF-SYN, the 32 year old Fokker, that has been flying coast guard missions for the past years. Read the full story

Discussions are currently underway between the Icelandic Coastguard and its Norwegian counterpart over whether Iceland’s newest patrol ship will be hired out to Norway. Read the full story

The Norwegian coastguard ordered an Icelandic trawler to the Norwegian port of Hammerfest under suspicion of false data in the captain’s log, Nordlys reported. The ship was not allowed to leave the port again until a fine was paid. Read the full story