Icelandic Container Ship adrift

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Watch: Icelandic Coast Guard rescues adrift containership - SAFETY4SEA

[tugger50]

The rescue vessel looks like an AHTS. Is that a Icelandic Coast Guard ship?

[ombugge]

Probably this one:

ICGV Þór ( Thor ) is an UT 512L type offshore patrol vessel
designed by [Rolls Royce Marine for the Icelandic Coast Guard. Built to replace the aging CGV Óðinn. Construction of the ship began at the ASMAR Naval Shipyard in Talcahuano Chile on 16 October 2007. Construction was delayed by over a year due to the 2010 Chilean earthquake, but damage to the structure of the ship was not as detrimental as had been expected. After repairs, the ICGV Þór was delivered to ICG personnel on 23 September 2011 in Chile. She arrived in Reykjavík on 27 October 2011. Its main tasks are EEZ fishery inspection and search and rescue support.
ICGV Þór 's design is concurrent with that of the Norwegian Coast Guard)'s *Harstad".

[tugger50]

That’s my idea of a rescue ship! The USCG could sure use something that capable. All I ever sailed on was mostly WW2 junk, , sorry, I mean re-purposed, and some really poorly designed patrol boats.

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UT 512L type offshore patrol vessel

Coast guard vessel designs