The Slysavarnafélagið Landsbjörg (Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue) was founded in 1999 after merging the Slysavarnafélag Íslands (National Life-saving Association of Iceland) and Landsbjörg (Association of rescue teams) and has responsibility for rescue operations in Iceland. The Slysavarnafélagið Landsbjörg (ICE-SAR) is divided into both land and sea rescue teams and with main office in Reykjavík. It also ownes and operates the only sea survival training centre in Iceland, Maritime Safety and Survival Training Centre which operates onboard the training vessel SÆBJÖRG. Yearly around 2000 – 3000 people attend safety courses on board Sæbjörg. ICE-SAR has a fleet of all weather lifeboats, FRC and rescue boats around the coast of Iceland.
SÆBJÖRG departing Port of Reykjavik
Sæbjörg
Type: Training vessel
Builder: Trondheim Mek. Verksted, Trondheim, Norway
Year of build: 1974
ex Akraborg
Call sign: TFBP
Dimension: 482 DW, 1774 GT, 68,79 x 11,52 x 3,29.
Port of registry: Reykjavík
IMO number: 7382938
Björg in Port of Rif
Björg
Type: All weather lifeboat
Builder: Halmatic LTD / William Osborne, UK
Year of build: 1977
ex Joy and John Wade ´02.
Callsign: TFPP
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50. –
Port of registry: Rif.
Official number: 2542
Ingibjörg in Faroe Island
Ingibjörg
Type: All weather lifeboat
Builder: Halmatic LTD / W.A. Souter, UK
Year of build: 1986
ex Margaret Russell Fraser ´05.
Callsign: TFHE
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50. –
Port of registry: Höfn.
Official number: 2638
Húnabjörg in Norðfjörður Bay
Húnabjörg
Type: All weather lifeboat
Builder: Halmatic LTD / W.A. Souter, UK
Year of build: 1988
ex City of Plymouth ´05.
Callsign: TFSA
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50. –
Port of registry: Skagaströnd.
Official number: 2637
Hafbjörg in Norðfjörður
Hafbjörg
Type: All weather lifeboat
Builder: Halmatic LTD / Berthon Bt. Co., UK
Year of build: 1986
ex City of Dublin ´04.
Callsign: TFTS
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50. –
Port of registry: Neskaupstaður.
Official number: 2629
Gunnar Friðriksson in Reykjavík
Gunnar Friðriksson
Type: All weather lifeboat
Builder: Halmatic LTD / William Osborne, UK
Year of build: 1990
ex Duke of Atholl ´08.
Callsign: TFIJ
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50. –
Port of registry: Ísafjörður.
Official number: 2742
Hannes Þ. Hafstein under her former name Einar Sigurjónsson
Hannes Þ. Hafstein
Type: All weather lifeboat
Builder: Halmatic LTD / William Osborne, UK
Year of build: 1981
ex Davinia and Charles Matthews Hunter ´03.
Callsign: TFAJ
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50. –
Port of registry: Hafnarfjörður.
Official number: 2593
Sveinbjörn Sveinsson in Vestmannaeyjar
Sveinbjörn Sveinsson
Type: All weather lifeboat
Builder: Halmatic LTD / W.A. Souter, UK
Year of build: 1987
ex City of Glasgow III ´04.
Callsign: TFVN
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50. –
Port of registry: Vopnafjörður.
Official number: 2679
Vörður
Type: All weather lifeboat
Builder: Halmatic LTD Havant, UK
Year of build: 1988
ex Mickie Salvesen ´08.
Callsign: TFPT
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50. –
Port of registry: Patreksfjörður.
Official number: 2681
Ásgrímur St. Björnsson in Faxaflói
Ásgrímur St. Björnsson
Type: All weather lifeboat.
Builder: Halmatic LTD / William Osborne, UK
Year of build: 1978
ex Solidan ´02.
Callsign: TFPE
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50. –
Port of registry: Reykjavík.
Official number: 2541
Þór in Vestmannaeyjar
Þór
Type: Lifeboat.
Builder: Ulstein, Norway
Year of build: 1993
Dimension: 23 GT, 14,60 x 4,40 x 0,85.
Port of registry: Vestmannaeyjar.
Official number: 2198
Sigurvin in Siglufjörður
Sigurvin
Type: All weather lifeboat
Builder: HALMATIC LTD/W.OSBORNE LTD
Year of build: 1988
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50
Port of registry: Siglufjörður
Official number: 2683
Gunnbjörg
Type: Lifeboat.
Builder: Halmatic LTD / William Osborne, UK
Year of build: 1987
ex Roy and Barbara Harding ´04.
Callsign: TFRF
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50. –
Port of registry: Raufarhöfn.
Official number: 2623
Oddur V. Gíslason
Type: All weather lifeboat
Builder: FAIREY MARINE(COWES) LTD
Year of build: 1988
Dimension: 43 GT, 15,82 x 5,20 x 1,50
Port of registry: Grindavík
Official number: 2743
Þórður Kristjánsson in Reykjavik
Þórður Kristjánsson
Type: Lifeboat
Builder: HOLEN MEK. VERKSTED
Year of build: 1998
Dimension: 8,14 GT, 8,79 x
Port of registry: Reykjavík
Official number: 7738
Þorsteinn
Þorsteinn
Type: FRC.
Builder: NORSAFE, Norway
Year of build: 2008
Dimension:8,20 x 2,74.
Port of registry: Sandgerði.
Official number: 7647
Kuldi as Árni í Tungu
Kuldi
Type: FRC.
Builder: Halmatic LTD / Avon, UK
Year of registry: 2000
Dimension: 6,28 x 2,38 x 0,30. –
Port of registry: Stykkishólmur.
Official number: 7502
Gróa Pétursdóttir
Gróa Pétursdóttir
Type: FRC.
Builder: Halmatic LTD / Avon, UK
Year of build: 1998
Year of registry: 2004
Dimension: 6,52 x 2,38 x 0,30. –
Port of registry: Seltjarnarnes.
Official number: 7707
Margrét Guðbrandsdóttir
Margrét Guðbrandsdóttir
Type: FRC.
Builder: Halmatic LTD / Avon, UK
Year of build: 1979
Year of registry: 1998
Dimension: 6,28 x 2,38 x 0,30. –
Port of registry: Akranes.
Official number: 7551
Vörður
Vörður
Type: FRC.
Builder: Halmatic LTD / Avon, UK
Year of build: 1986
Year of registry: 1998
Dimension: 6,28 x 2,38 x 0,30. –
Port of registry: Árskógssandur.
Official number: 7483
Jón Kjartansson
Jón Kjartansson
Type: FRC.
Builder: Halmatic LTD / Avon, UK
Year of build:
Port of registry: Húsavík.
Official number: 7717
Aðalbjörg as Halla Jónsdóttir
Aðalbjörg
Type: FRC.
Builder: Halmatic LTD / Avon, UK
Year of build: 1995
Dimension: 6,58 x 2,38 x 0,30. –
Port of registry: Skagaströnd.
Official number: 7669