Sinking of MS Þormóður

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 while traveling from Patreksfjörður to Reykjavík with the loss of 31 people.[1][2] The sinking caused an uproar in Iceland regarding the safety on the sea.[3]

Sinking of MS Þormóður
Date17 February 1934
LocationGarðskagi, Reykjanes, Iceland
CauseStorm
Deaths31

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
  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.open access
  2. Arnar Tómas Valgeirsson (17 February 2023). "Áttatíu ár frá Þormóðsslysinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.open access
  3. Jakob Ágúst Hjálmarsson (16 February 2013). "Enginn var til frásagnar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 22. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.open access
  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.open access
  5. "Þormóðsslysið". Ægir (in Icelandic). February 1943. pp. 53–56. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.open access
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