Hvalur 8 and Hvalur 9. It further owns two more, Hvalur 6 and Hvalur 7, that where never fully repaired following the 1986 Hvalur sinkings. Hvalur 1...
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Whaling in Iceland (section Hvalur hf. - Fin whaling)
owns four catcher ships named Hvalur 6, Hvalur 7, Hvalur 8, and Hvalur 9, with two being in active use: Hvalur 8 and Hvalur 9 have their homeport at Reykjavík...
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The 1986 Hvalur sinkings occurred in Iceland's Reykjavík harbour in November 1986, when anti-whaling activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society...
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whaler. He has been the CEO of the commercial whaling and investment company Hvalur hf. since 1974 and is, along with his sister, its largest shareholder. He...
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Hvalur 9 RE-399 is an Icelandic whaling ship built in 1952 in Norway. It has been a part of the Icelandic whaling fleet operated and owned by the company...
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Hvalur 8 RE-388 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...
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owned by the company Hvalur hf. since 1961. It was bought, along with its sister ship Hvalur 6, to replace the aging Hvalur 2 and Hvalur 3 which were built...
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owned by the company Hvalur hf. since 1961. It was bought, along with its sister ship Hvalur 7, to replace the aging Hvalur 2 and Hvalur 3 which were built...
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3 18 Aug: HMS Berwick 31 Aug: Admiral Nakhimov 3 Oct: K-219 9 Nov: Hvalur 6, Hvalur 7 22 Nov: Kowloon Bridge Unknown date: Crusader II Other incidents...
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that have led to international media attention and diplomatic incidents. Hvalur 9 RE399 Jason Southern Actor Charles W. Morgan Essex (sunk by whale and...
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