Hvalur 8
whaler
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Hvalur 8
- IMO number
- 5157341
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- whaler
- Gross tonnage
- 481
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 48 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1948
- Builder
- Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hvalur 8 now?
- Hvalur 8 has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Hvalur 8?
- Hvalur 8 is a whaler, built in 1948 by Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted. The vessel is 48 m long and has a gross tonnage of 481.
- Has Hvalur 8 been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Hvalur 8 appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).