ICE-SAR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Þorsteinn
Type: FRC.
Builder: NORSAFE, Norway
Year of build: 2008
Dimension:8,20 x 2,74.
Port of registry: Sandgerði.
Official number: 7647

 

Árni í Tungu

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

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

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

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

Jón Kjartansson
Type: FRC.
Builder: Halmatic LTD / Avon, UK
Year of build:
Port of registry: Húsavík.
Official number: 7717

 

Aðalbjörg

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