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  • Plans To Build Electric Fuel Stations For Ships

    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…

  • Iceland Chosen Best Destination For Students Learning How To Be Vikings

    Iceland Chosen Best Destination For Students Learning How To Be Vikings

    In a remote town on the coast of Norway, a small junior college is currently offering a course to teach students the original Viking crafts. Some of the kids, however, are looking to Iceland for more inspiration. According to Vísir, in fact,…

  • Coast Guard Unable To Ensure Cruise Liner Safety

    Coast Guard Unable To Ensure Cruise Liner Safety

    Due to lack of funding the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICC) is too ill equipped to respond to large scale accidents at sea. Auðunn Kristinsson, project manager for the ICC told dv.is that the organisation is “completely unprepared” for an accident of a…

  • Icelander Caught 50 Kilo Cod

    Icelander Caught 50 Kilo Cod

    Friday was a great day for fisherman Eysteinn Örn Garðarson after catching a 50 kilo cod while at sea, but a dark day for the rare and majestic giant cod, reports Vísir. “I’ve been sailing for 16 years but this is the largest…