Akurey

The "Akurey - AK 10"'s main engine's tappet pushrod broke in the early morning of June 18, 2018, when the vessel was on her fishing grounds west of Isafjordur on the North-West corner of Iceland. The ship asked for assistance at 7 a.m. The "Thor" of the Coastguard was nearly 70 nautical miles away at Bíldudalur and came to the scene at 1 p.m. Soon after, a towing connection was established, and the ship was towed to Reykjavík wtihin about 24 hours. After the convoy arrived at Reykjavik on June 19 at 12.20 p.m., tugs took over to pull the trawler to port. Icelandic reports with photos: http://www.lhg.is/frettir-og-fjolmidlar/frettasafn/frettayfirlit/vardskipid-thor-komid-med-akurey-til-reykjavikur http://www.lhg.is/frettir-og-fjolmidlar/frettasafn/frettayfirlit/vardskipid-thor-med-akurey-i-togi-a-leid-til-reykjavikur

The "Akurey" was disabled by a fouled propeller in the evening of Feb 6, 2018, west of Reykjavik off Faxaflói. The Coast Guard's command center in Iceland was called by the captain who recovered the trawl. The "Ottó N. Þorláksson - RE-203" arrived at the ship short time later and took it in tow. But the weather deteriorated considerably and the outlook was still worse so the "Thor" was called in to assist the "Akurey". At the same time, the Greenlandic fishing vessel "Tasermiut", which was also nearby, was contacted and requested to monitor the situation. The "Ottó N. Þorláksson" was meanwhile pullling the "Akurey" with seven knots northwest of Garðskaga. The "Thor" sailed from Reykjavik on Feb 7 at 10 a.m. in order to escort the convoy to Reykjavík and reached it around noon. The "Akurey" was safely berthed in port on Feb 7 at 9.30 p.m.