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<\/p>\nVinnslust\u00f6\u00f0in hf\u2019s pelagic vessel, Sighvatur Bjarnason VE, has returned to Vestmannaeyjar after completing a successful temporary assignment supplying a mining exploration project in East Greenland.<\/p>\n
The vessel arrived back in Vestmannaeyjar on Tuesday evening after transporting supplies, spare parts and personnel for a research project operated by Greenland Mines Ltd in the Skaergaard area of East Greenland.<\/p>\n
Ice-Tugs contacted Icelandic fishing company Vinnslust\u00f6\u00f0in in mid-August to ask whether Sighvatur Bjarnason could be temporarily chartered for the operation. The company has supported the mining project in recent years, but changes to the existing plans meant a vessel was needed at short notice to transport personnel and supplies.<\/p>\n
Preparation began immediately, with skipper \u00d3skar Stef\u00e1nsson saying the work progressed well despite the limited time available.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had to update the navigation computer, and there was a lot of work to be done in the engine room. The vessel also underwent extensive cleaning, while various other repairs were carried out before departure,\u201d \u00d3skar said.<\/p>\n
Sighvatur Bjarnason was ready to sail on the evening of 25 August and first headed to Reykjav\u00edk. There, supplies, spare parts and four passengers were taken aboard before the vessel departed for Greenland.<\/p>\n
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Photo: Vinnslust\u00f6\u00f0in hf. \/ Sighvatur Bjarnason VE<\/p>\n
Sighvatur Bjarnason reached its destination on Friday morning, sailing into Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord before continuing through Uttental Sound towards the Forbindelsesgletscher glacier.<\/p>\n
The area is being explored for precious metals, with drilling and blasting among the activities taking place as part of the project.<\/p>\n
\u00d3skar said the voyage went extremely well, highlighting the navigation through the icebergs and the narrow sound as particularly memorable.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was very unusual sailing among the icebergs and through the sound. It was both narrow and shallow, so we had to proceed carefully,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sighvatur Bjarnason berthed alongside Argus, which serves as a base and floating hotel for personnel working on the project. Some of the cargo was transferred from the vessel by helicopter.<\/p>\n
Six passengers travelled back to Iceland aboard Sighvatur Bjarnason, returning home for leave. The vessel arrived in Vestmannaeyjar on Tuesday evening, bringing its temporary charter for the Greenland project to an end.<\/p>\n
The voyage was completed successfully, with favourable weather throughout providing good conditions for the crew and passengers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vinnslust\u00f6\u00f0in hf\u2019s pelagic vessel, Sighvatur Bjarnason VE, has returned to Vestmannaeyjar after completing a successful temporary assignment supplying…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158755,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-158754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-greenland","tag-greenland"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/117208543974219451","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}