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 Sex fluttir á sjúkrahús eftir umferðarslys í Hörgársveit Innlent Kerecis bjargaði lífi skallaarnar í tæka tíð fyrir fjórða júlí Innlent Tuttugu og fimm stúlkna saknað úr sumarbúðum vegna flóða Erlent Lítill munur á bitum bitmýs og lúsmýs Innlent Lögregla hleypti manni inn sem hafði læst sig úti Innlent Búið að boða til nýs fundar Innlent Sósíalistum bolað úr Bolholti Innlent Minnst þrettán látnir og tuttugu barna saknað eftir flóð í Texas Erlent Sambýliskonan sem sá allt og bróðirinn sem þekkti ekki fjölskylduna Innlent Nýtt bankaráð Seðlabankans skipað 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 Sex fluttir á sjúkrahús eftir umferðarslys í Hörgársveit Innlent Kerecis bjargaði lífi skallaarnar í tæka tíð fyrir fjórða júlí Innlent Tuttugu og fimm stúlkna saknað úr sumarbúðum vegna flóða Erlent Lítill munur á bitum bitmýs og lúsmýs Innlent Lögregla hleypti manni inn sem hafði læst sig úti Innlent Búið að boða til nýs fundar Innlent Sósíalistum bolað úr Bolholti Innlent Minnst þrettán látnir og tuttugu barna saknað eftir flóð í Texas Erlent Sambýliskonan sem sá allt og bróðirinn sem þekkti ekki fjölskylduna Innlent Nýtt bankaráð Seðlabankans skipað Innlent