Hvalur 8

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

Hvalur 8

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

5157341

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Flag

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Vessel type

Fishing vessel

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

481

Length overall

48 m

Beam

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Year built

1948

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Timeline

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Former and other names

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About Hvalur 8

Hvalur 8 is an Icelandic whaling ship built in 1948 in Norway. It has been a part of the Icelandic whaling fleet operated and owned by the company Hvalur hf. since 1962. In 1973 she was requisitioned by the Icelandic Coast Guard, repainted and armed with a cannon and subsequently used as a patrol vessel during the Second Cod War dispute with the United Kingdom. Unlike its sister ship, Hvalur 9 which was renamed Týr, Hvalur 8 kept its name while in the ICG service. It was returned to its owner by June 1974. Between 1987 and 2006, commercial whaling ceased in Iceland and the whaling ships remained unused at pier. After 20-years of inactivity, Hvalur 8 was brought back into action in June 2009. As of 2022, the ship remains active.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Hvalur 8 now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Hvalur 8 in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Hvalur 8?

Hvalur 8 is a fishing vessel, built in 1948 by Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted. The vessel is 48 m long and has a gross tonnage of 481.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Hvalur 8?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Hvalur 8 from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Hvalur 8. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.