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 Brynjar ákærður fyrir að brjóta á fleiri stúlkum Innlent Hefur þrisvar komið að 13 ára syni sínum meðvitundarlausum Innlent Segir Vinstri græn ekki styðja frekari breytingar á útlendingalögum Innlent Vísar á bug tillögum um frið í skiptum fyrir úkraínskt land Erlent Hvers vegna er skiltið í Kúrlandi svo hátt uppi? Innlent Samherjaskipstjórinn segir málinu ekki lokið Innlent Líklega verði flett ofan af fleirum í rannsókn á brotum Diddy Innlent Einn af 103 ökumönnum reyndist yfir mörkum Innlent „Þetta má aldrei gerast aftur“ Innlent Um 100 þúsund fjár slátrað á Selfossi 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 Brynjar ákærður fyrir að brjóta á fleiri stúlkum Innlent Hefur þrisvar komið að 13 ára syni sínum meðvitundarlausum Innlent Segir Vinstri græn ekki styðja frekari breytingar á útlendingalögum Innlent Vísar á bug tillögum um frið í skiptum fyrir úkraínskt land Erlent Hvers vegna er skiltið í Kúrlandi svo hátt uppi? Innlent Samherjaskipstjórinn segir málinu ekki lokið Innlent Líklega verði flett ofan af fleirum í rannsókn á brotum Diddy Innlent Einn af 103 ökumönnum reyndist yfir mörkum Innlent „Þetta má aldrei gerast aftur“ Innlent Um 100 þúsund fjár slátrað á Selfossi Innlent