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Two Protesters Chained To Whaling Ships
On the morning of September 4, protesters Elissa Bijou and Anahita Babaei climbed onboard two whaling ships docked in the Reykjavík harbour, chaining themselves in the crow‘s nests. The actions follow the recent government decision to lift the temporary whaling ban, which…
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Fire Breaks Out On Tugboat
A fire broke out in the engine room of a tugboat off of Patreksfjörður, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]To celebrate reaching 200 RVK Newscast episodes on Youtube, as well as the new eruption at Meradalir, we’re having a volcano themed giveaway! Follow our Instagram…
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Plans To Build Electric Fuel Stations For Ships
Faxaports is currently working on a plan with foreign companies to build an electric fuel station at Grundartangi for ships to use while sailing, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and…
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110 Metre Tower For Reykjavík Harbour Not In The Works, City Official Says
Plans to raise an enormous tower right on the water at Reykjavík Harbour have not received any official greenlight, a Reykjavík official says. Hjálmar Sveinsson, the chair of the Department of Environment and Planning for Reykjavík, told Vísir that they have not…
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Everyone’s Sorry About The Shit In The Harbour
In our previous issue, we reported on how raw sewage came spewing out of Reykjavík’s sewer system and into the waters southwest of town – by Ægissíða – at a rate of about 750 litres per second, for ten days, to a…
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Let Them Eat Lobster & Stuff
It’s technically langoustine, not lobster, but Langoustine & Stuff doesn’t sound right. It misses the fricative soft rhyme of “ster” and “stuff.” That’s the type of linguistic gymnastics marketing wordsmiths simply die for–and, if their product is a living creature, it’s what…
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Harbour Considering Levying Tourist Fees
Free access to Reykjavík Harbour for tourists may soon become a thing of the past. About 200,000 tourists go on whale watching tours that begin at Reykjavík Harbour, RÚV reports, but harbour authorities themselves see no direct revenue from this traffic. This…
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Another Would-Be Stowaway Caught
For at least the second time this month, someone else has been caught attempting to stowaway on a ship in Reykjavík harbour. RÚV reports that a man was arrested at the Sundahöfn harbour attempting to sneak on board a ship stopping in…
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Sunken Ship Risen From The Depths
The ship which sank in Reykjavík harbour just two weeks ago has been surfaced, although it is still unknown what caused it to sink in the first place. RÚV reports that some 700 tonnes of sea water have been pumped out of…
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Ship Sinks In Reykjavík Harbour
The sand dredger Perla sunk in Reykjavík harbour this morning, just after being launched after a week in dry dock. The ship, which has done extensive work around the Westman Islands to clean the harbour there, was launched this morning after a…
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The Harbour Train Is Finally Here
The long-awaited leisure train along Reykjavík harbour went into operation last weekend, and is now open to the general public. MBL reports that the train is ready to take up to 50 passengers at a time. Driving at about walking speed, it…
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Woman Rescued From Harbour In Medically Induced Coma
The woman whose car ended up in Reykjavík Harbour last week and spent 30 minutes in the sea before being pulled out, remains in the ICU in a medically induced coma, reports Vísir. As reported, the unnamed woman was rescued from her…
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Woman In Critical Condition After Driving Into Harbour
An unnamed woman rescued from her sunken car in Reykjavík harbour is in critical condition after spending nearly half an hour in the water, reports RÚV. The police, fire department, emergency services and even a crane was called to the scene. After…
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Call Me Arne
On the right side of the Old Harbour on June 5, Elding’s whale watching ships were returning with a shipment of tourists. On the other side, the Hvalur whaling ships were being cleaned and maintained by the crew, preparing them for their…