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    ICGV Ægir is a former offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard. Built by Aalborg Værft, in Denmark, she is the lead ship of the Ægir class...
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  • ICGV Ægir was an offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard built by Burmeister & Wain, in Denmark in 1929. It was named after Ægir, the personification...
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  • arrest and, if necessary, tow a trawler to harbour". On 4 September, ICGV Ægir, an Icelandic patrol vessel built in 1929, attempted to take a British...
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  • Look up Ægir, ægir, or aeger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ægir (also Æger) is a figure in Norse mythology. Aegir, AEgir, Ægir or Æger may also refer...
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    built by Århus Flydedok a/s and launched in 1975. ICGV Ægir, lead ship of the Ægir class, is ICGV Týr's sister ship, built by Ålborg Værft a/s and launched...
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    Stan Patrol 4207 Sea Panther-class large command boat ICGV Týr ICGV Óðinn ICGV Þór ICGV Ægir ICGV Freyja Bangaram-class patrol vessel Car Nicobar-class...
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  • Icelandic ship had been equipped with it. On September 5, 1972, at 10:25 ICGV Ægir, under Cdr. Guðmundur Kjærnested's command, encountered an unmarked trawler...
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    Jan Mayen. The concept for the Ægir-class OPV was based on the Icelandic Coast Guard experiences with ICGV Þór and ICGV Óðinn. Rear Admiral Pétur Sigurðsson...
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    ICGV Týr is an Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel and the former flagship of the Icelandic Coast Guard. The ship was built by Dannebrog Værft in Denmark...
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  • days, both land, sea and air searches were conducted including by the ICGV Ægir and the herring vessel Fanney that searched the area with depth sounders...
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  • started his career with the Coast Guard at the age of 14 on board the ICGV Ægir but later moved to its helicopter division. In 1986, he participated in...
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    ICGV Ægir...
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    During the dispute, Tartar was rammed by the patrol vessel ICGV Týr on 1 April 1976, and by ICGV Ægir on 6 May. In total, Tartar spent six weeks on fisheries...
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    until April 1963, seeing service in the Cod Wars. On 4 September 1960, ICGV Ægir, an Icelandic patrol vessel, attempted to take a British fishing trawler...
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    with the Icelandic gunboat ICGV Ægir on 29 August 1973. One Icelandic engineer died later while welding a plate on Ægir's damaged hull, the only recorded...
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    ICGV Þór was the first patrol ship of the Icelandic Coast Guard. It was named after the nordic mythology god Þór. She was built by Edwards Brothers at...
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  • ravens. Suffered from frequent breakdowns. Damaged after a hard landing on ICGV Ægir in 1975. Out of service by 1978 and sold around 1980. Muninn TF-MUN Bell...
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  • Coast Guard Years of service 1954–1999 Rank Commander Commands held ICGV Þór ICGV Týr ICGV Ægir Conflicts First Cod War Second Cod War Third Cod War...
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  • "visit, board, search and seizure missions on suspect vessels."  Iceland ICGV Þór  United States USS Arlington CH-53E Sea Stallions 22nd Marine Expeditionary...
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  • Wars. Born in Hafnarfjörður, he is most famous for being the commander of ICGV Týr and for his achievements while protecting disputed changes to Icelandic...
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  • 7 miles off the coast but its chain broke at 1900 and attempts by the ICGV Ægir of the Icelandic Coast Guard to attach a towing line were unsuccessful...
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  • delivered in September the same year. It arrived to Reykjavík onboard the ICGV Ægir on 1 October. It was the second specialized rescue helicopter in the history...
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    aground on the south coast of Iceland, east of Þjórsá. One crewmember from ICGV Ægir washed overboard during the rescue operations and drowned. On 9 March...
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    ICGV Þór was an offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard. The third coast guard ship to bear the name, she was the flagship of the fleet and...
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    The attack on two British fishing trawlers, by the Icelandic gunboat ICGV Aegir, triggered the second Cod War between the UK and Iceland. The television...
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    million ISK for repairs of the ship. In March 2023, the ship was towed by ICGV Þór to Akureyri for repairs. "Reyna að koma Maríu Júlíu í slopp á Húsavík"...
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    — Officer aboard Thor, to the crew of Northern Foam, On the 16th, an attempt by ICGV Thor to board the trawler Red Lancer resulted in the Arctic Explorer—temporarily...
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