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13.04.2012 | 17:00
Identity of Icelandic Captain’s Body Confirmed
It was confirmed this week that a body found in the ocean outside Tromsø, northern Norway, at the end of March was that of captain Magnús Þórarinn Daníelsson of the trawler Hallgrímur SI-77, which sank in an accident on January 25.
Magnús was born in 1947 and lived in Njarðvík, southwest Iceland. He leaves behind a wife, three grown children and five grandchildren, ruv.is reports.
Of the four-person crew, only one man survived. The bodies of the other two crew members who are believed to have perished have not been found.
Magnús’ body will be transported to Iceland where it will be buried.
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June
18
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First Fin Whale Caught in Iceland
The first fin whale to be hunted in Iceland this season was killed by the crew of whaling vessel Hvalur 8 yesterday evening. The vessel, which set out yesterday along with Hvalur 9, is expected to unload the catch today.
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U.S. negotiator Lee C. Buchheit, who led Iceland’s last Icesave negotiation in 2010, met with Minister of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson last week to discuss Iceland’s planned talks with creditors of the banks, according to Fréttablaðið’s sources.
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Face to Face, the current group exhibition of portraits at the ASÍ Art Museum in central Reykjavík will be running until June 23. The exhibition opened on May 25.
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This summer’s fishing season began in the glacial river Blanda in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla county in Northwest Iceland only last week, and so far a total of 15 salmon have been caught in the river, despite challenging conditions.
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June
18
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First Fin Whale Caught in Iceland
June
17
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15 More Reasons to Like Iceland (Photos)
June
17
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Today is the Icelandic National Day
June
16
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Festive Mood in Akureyri on June 17
June
16
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Reviving Reykjavík’s ‘Slum’
June
15
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From Russia with Hate?
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The 2013 June-July issue of Iceland Review is out. Themed ‘We Are Young’ the magazine celebrates the arrival of summer by interviewing young energetic Icelanders who excel in art, sports, business and politics—and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the youngest PM in the republic’s history and the world’s youngest ruling state leader. Click here to take a look at a selection of the current issue and here to subscribe to the magazine.
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REVIEWS
amiina
June
10
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Harboring the Homegrown
The road to Höfn, a 1,690-person harbor town by the fjord Hornafjörður, is lined with reindeer. Whole herds of the wild horned animals rest peacefully on withered pastures, grace next to sheep and horses and bounce along the road. Soon, Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier and the region’s biggest attraction, comes into view. Looming over Höfn, its outlet glaciers flow down from the mountains on which the bright white icecap rests.
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June
10
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Sin Fang’s Album Release Concert
Sin Fang will celebrate the release of his third album with a release concert in Iðnó on June 12. Flowers was released in February by Morr Music and has been well received by music enthusiasts and critics alike. The concert will be supported by Vök, this year’s winners of the Icelandic Music Experiments.
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