Whale ship in the shipyard 22. ágúst 2006 11:56 Hvalur 9, Stálsmiðjan, Slippur The whale ship Hvalur 9 was brought in the shipyard at the Reykjavík harbour yesterday for repairs. Bjarni Thoroddsen at Stálsmiðjan (steal smith) said this is the first time since 1989 that the ship is taken into the shipyard but the condition of the ship is far better than anyone dared to hope. The ship seems to be in almost the same condition as when it went down when whaling stopped in Iceland, 17 years ago. Kristján Loftsson, owner of Hvalur hf., was very happy about the day. He said he does not know if whale hunting will resume but he is hopeful. When asked what effect hunting would have on tourism and whale watching he answered: „It can go hand in hand. First you watch the whale and then you eat it." News News in English Mest lesið Formaður og gjaldkeri Vorstjörnunnar kærð fyrir efnahagsbrot Innlent Mikil reiði á Þingeyri vegna flutnings fóðurstöðvar Arctic Fish Innlent „Langflestir Grindvíkingar búa utan Grindavíkurbæjar“ Innlent Metþátttaka í ólöglegri göngu: „Það er mikill hugur í fólki“ Erlent „Ég vorkenni því fólki sem lét narra sig í þessa vegferð“ Innlent Ráðherra vill tryggja betra eftirlit með Sjúkratryggingum Íslands Innlent Greindi þátt almennings og fjölmiðla í máli „strokufangans“ Innlent Vonar að Rauði krossinn endurskoði afstöðu sína Innlent Handtóku ökumann eftir eftirför á Sæbraut Innlent Segir tölurnar sláandi og vill bregðast við Innlent
The whale ship Hvalur 9 was brought in the shipyard at the Reykjavík harbour yesterday for repairs. Bjarni Thoroddsen at Stálsmiðjan (steal smith) said this is the first time since 1989 that the ship is taken into the shipyard but the condition of the ship is far better than anyone dared to hope. The ship seems to be in almost the same condition as when it went down when whaling stopped in Iceland, 17 years ago. Kristján Loftsson, owner of Hvalur hf., was very happy about the day. He said he does not know if whale hunting will resume but he is hopeful. When asked what effect hunting would have on tourism and whale watching he answered: „It can go hand in hand. First you watch the whale and then you eat it."
News News in English Mest lesið Formaður og gjaldkeri Vorstjörnunnar kærð fyrir efnahagsbrot Innlent Mikil reiði á Þingeyri vegna flutnings fóðurstöðvar Arctic Fish Innlent „Langflestir Grindvíkingar búa utan Grindavíkurbæjar“ Innlent Metþátttaka í ólöglegri göngu: „Það er mikill hugur í fólki“ Erlent „Ég vorkenni því fólki sem lét narra sig í þessa vegferð“ Innlent Ráðherra vill tryggja betra eftirlit með Sjúkratryggingum Íslands Innlent Greindi þátt almennings og fjölmiðla í máli „strokufangans“ Innlent Vonar að Rauði krossinn endurskoði afstöðu sína Innlent Handtóku ökumann eftir eftirför á Sæbraut Innlent Segir tölurnar sláandi og vill bregðast við Innlent