The Russian Sail Training Ship Kruzenshtern was maneuvering to depart the old harbor in Reykjavík, Iceland, yesterday, when she rammed two of the largest Icelandic Coast Guard vessels, Týr and Thor. Both ships suffered damage, although well above the waterline. There are no reports on damage to the Kruzenshtern.
STV “Kruzenshtern” collision in Reykjavik
The collision from a different angle.
This is not the only time in the last year that the Russian tall ship has caused damage while attempting to leave a harbor. Last August, we posted about how the Kruzenshtern accidentally sank the tug, Dive Master, as it departed the port of Esbjerg on its way to start of the Falmouth Tall Ships Regatta. The Kruzenshtern withdrew from the regatta following the sinking. The tug crew was rescued without serious injury.
The Kruzenshtern, built as the Padua in 1926, is one of four surviving Laeisz Flying P liners and the last actively sailing. The 375′ long, 3,064 GRT, four masted barque is the second largest windjammer still in active service, just behind the Russian sail training ship Sedov.
The other surviving Flying P liners are the Pommern; a museum ship in Mariehamn, Finland; the Peking, a museum ship in New York City’s South Street Seaport and the Passat, a museum ship in Lübeck’s sea resort of Travemünde, Germany.
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If any thing needs fixed in Iceland, there may be a long wait.
Almost the whole country is on strike, going on 8 weeks.
Can’t even buy fresh meat.
Iceland: Strike leads to meat shortage
Supermarkets in Iceland are running out of meat due to a nationwide strike called by vets. Seven years after the financial crisis began, the government’s austerity course is seeing a backlash.
http://www.dw.de/iceland-strike-leads-to-meat-shortage/av-18509322
The name of the Russian ship should be changed
to Fenrir.
About 20 years ago the Kingston-upon-Hull pilots told me a similar but funnier story about Kruzenstern. The ship was getting underway from the locked basin. Meanwhile a bread truck driver had stopped alongside the basin to eat his lunch when he was interrupted to feel his truck being impaled by K’stern’s bowsprit and then dragged backwards as the driver leapt out. I forget whether the truck went into the lock or not. Maybe one of the Humber pilots will remember.
Re Rick Spilman’s post of June 13, I have been following Kreutzenshern’s summer cruise through the Med to Sevastopol and back. After Reykjavik she was originally bound for Murmansk, but today (July 11).she is approaching her home port of Kaliningrad. May this apparent change of plan be connected with the Reykjavik incident?