Sinking of MS Þormóður

Sinking of MS *Þormóður*
Date	17 February 1943
Location	Garðskagi, Reykjanes, Iceland
Cause	Storm
Deaths	31

The sinking of MS Þormóður (Icelandic: Þormóðsslysið) occurred on 17 February 1943, when the motorboat MS Þormóður sank off the coast of Garðskagi in Reykjanes, Iceland during a storm. The vessel was en route from Patreksfjörður to Reykjavík, resulting in the loss of 31 lives.^[1]^[2] This tragic incident caused an uproar in Iceland regarding the safety on the sea.^[3]

Ship

MS Þormóður was built in 1931 as a motorized fishing ship.^[4] It was owned by Gísli Jónsson, a member of Alþingi, and was leased to the State Shipping Company (Icelandic: Skipaútgerð Ríkisins) as a passenger and cargo ship at the time of the sinking.^[5]

Passengers and crew

Of 24 passengers and 7 crewmembers, there were no survivors. One body was found during rescue operations and eight later washed ashore the following months.^[3]

References

^ "M.s. "Þormóður" ferst nálægt Garðskaga með 30 manns". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 February 1943. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
^ Arnar Tómas Valgeirsson (17 February 2023). "Áttatíu ár frá Þormóðsslysinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
^ ^a ^b Jakob Ágúst Hjálmarsson (16 February 2013). "Enginn var til frásagnar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 22. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Mörgu er ég búin að gleyma en þessu slysi gleymi ég aldrei". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 June 1987. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Þormóðsslysið". Ægir (in Icelandic). February 1943. pp. 53–56. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.

[1] "M.s. "Þormóður" ferst nálægt Garðskaga með 30 manns". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 February 1943. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.

[2] Arnar Tómas Valgeirsson (17 February 2023). "Áttatíu ár frá Þormóðsslysinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.

[mbl-1013-3] Jakob Ágúst Hjálmarsson (16 February 2013). "Enginn var til frásagnar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 22. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.

[4] "Mörgu er ég búin að gleyma en þessu slysi gleymi ég aldrei". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 June 1987. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.

[5] "Þormóðsslysið". Ægir (in Icelandic). February 1943. pp. 53–56. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.

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Sinking of MS Þormóður

Ship

Passengers and crew

References

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