The Icelandic Coastguard Vessel Þór () Principal specifications:

• Length overall: ...... 93.80 m • Gross tonnage: ...... 4,049 tons • Breadth moulded:...... 16.00 m • Speed: ...... 19.5 knots • Bollard pull: ...... 120 tons • Max. draught: ...... 5.80 m Icelandic • Accommodation:...... 48 persons

The Coastguard Vessel ÞÓR

Landhelgisgæsla Íslands

Icelandic Coast Guard H+H / SVANSPRENT

Skógarhlíð 14 105 Reykjavík Tel. +354 545 2000 Fax +354 545 2001 www.lhg.is The decision and for all types of rescue and salvage work. Björn Bjarnason, Minister of Justice, Árni M. Crew and life-saving On 4 March 2005, the Government of Iceland The bollard pull of the vessel was to take Mathiesen, Minister of Finance, and Georg equipment approved a proposal by Björn Bjarnason, account of the greatly increased volume of Kr. Lárusson, Director of the Icelandic Coast ÞÓR will have a crew of 14-48 persons. Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical A airs, passenger and cargo shipping in Iceland’s Guard, and by Carlos Fanta de la Vega, There will be life-saving equipment for 48 regarding the purchase of a new vessel and economic zone and coastal waters. of the Chilean and Director of persons. for the . It was the ASMAR shipyard in . The State realised that a decision needed to be taken Tender Trading Centre, and representatives of the Delivery urgently and followed up with measures to Applications to participate in a closed Ministries of Justice and Finance, and the ÞÓR will be delivered in Chile on 23 Septem- ensure maximum utility value and the most tender for the building of a new vessel for Icelandic Coast Guard, were involved in ber 2011, and it is estimated that ÞÓR will advantageous commercial terms. the Icelandic Coast Guard and Ministry of negotiating the contract terms. arrive in Iceland on 27 October 2011. Justice were opened at the State Trading Needs analysis Centre on 12 January 2006 . Applications Commencement of The Coastguard A needs analysis for the purchase or hire of a were received from 15 parties in 12 construction Vessel ÞÓR multi-purpose coastguard vessel and aircraft countries. Construction of the new vessel for the Icelandic The vessel is designed and equipped for the for the Icelandic Coast Guard was submitted Coast Guard began on 16 October 2007. following coastguard duties: on 31 September 2005. The main demands Bids received 1. Fishery Inspection. were that the vessel should be designed for SIMEK ...... 33.100.000 € Launch rescue work and patrolling, pollution Peene-Werft ...... 36.800.000 € The new multi-function vessel was launched 2. EEZ Resource management. prevention, fuelling a Damen ...... 30.600.000 € on 29 April 2009 at a ceremony at the 3. Boarder control in ight and meeting civil defence Asmar ...... 27.261.000 € ASMAR naval shipyard in Chile. The vessel requirements anywhere around the country. Asmar Bid No. 2 ...... 27.863.000 € was named ÞÓR (Thor), the name of one of 4. Search and Rescue Operation ( SAR ) In addition it was to be equipped for the gods in Nordic mythology. 5. Helicopter in-ight refuelling ( HIFR ) response to, and prevention of, terrorist Signing of the contract threats and be suitable for operations The contract for the construction of the new A last-minute setback 6. On-scene command and coordination involving the police or customs authorities, vessel was signed on 20 December 2006 by A violent earthquake, measuring 8.8 on the platform. Richter Scale, struck o the coast of Chile on 7. Fire Fighting, FiFi-1. 27 February 2010, followed by an immense tsunami which caused immense destruction 8. Oil Recovery operations ( ORO ) and damage along the west coast. The 9. Salvage operation ASMAR shipyard in Talchuano, where the Þór was under construction for the Icelandic 10. Towing operations with bollard pull Coast Guard, sustained severe damage. minimum 100 tons. 11. 250 ton towing winch and tow Delays pin/shark jaws arrangement. As a result of the earthquake and the tsunami, delivery of the vessel was delayed 12. Push bow arrangement. by more than a year. The shipyard itself had 13. Designed for minimised noise and been badly damaged, but when the vessel vibrations. was taken into dry dock two months after the catastrophe, experts were surprised to 14. Speed 19.5 knots, good sea keeping nd that it had su ered relatively little performance and overall low fuel damage. consumption.