UPDATED 2nd February: The Icelandic sailor rescued late in January off Norway survived because of his floatation suit. His three crew mates from the sunken trawler were not so lucky and the Norwegian coastguard has called off its search. An interview has now been released. Read the full story

Carnival, the biggest cruise ship company in the world, has decided to add Ísafjörður in northwest Iceland to its list of destinations in summer 2013. Read the full story

The search for a Norwegian ship and her three missing crew members has been called off by rescue authorities in New Zealand after a week-long hunt for survivors. Read the full story

A Ukrainian captain who ran his ship aground in southwest Sweden has been sentenced to one month in prison for aggravated drunkenness at sea. According to news agency TT, however, Andrey Sharafonenko, 44, who was found guilty by a district court in Malmo on Monday, will be let off with the 17 days he has already served. Read the full story

The world’s biggest sailing ship is currently on its way to Iceland, according to Russian news website, Ria Novosti. The ship is called Sedov and is a three-masted barque. Read the full story

For the first time in Sweden’s long history, marine archaeologists have uncovered the wreck of a Viking ship lying in the mud at the bottom of Sweden’s biggest lake. The Swedish coastguard had a group of 50 scuba divers surveying Lake Vanern’s bottom, when they stumbled across the 20-metre long wreck. Read the full story