Guðbjörg ÍS-46
| History | |
|---|---|
 Iceland | |
| Name | Guðbjörg |
| Namesake | Guðbjörg Pálsdóttir[1] |
| Builder | Flekkefjord Slipp & maskinfabrikk, Norway |
| Launched | 1994 |
| Nickname(s) | Guggan |
| Fate | Sold in 1999 and renamed Hannover NC-100. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Freezer trawler |
| Length | 61.31 m (201.1 ft) |
Guðbjörg ÍS-46, commonly known as Guggan, was an Icelandic freezer trawler. Noted for its yellow colour and often called the flagship of the Icelandic fishing fleet,[2][3] it was at the time the largest and most technical advanced fishing ship in Iceland.[4][5] The ship's fate and the empty promises made in regards of its sale are often used as the prime example of the consequences that the Icelandic fishing quota system had on the rural parts of Iceland where ships and quotas were bought and transported elsewhere resulting in the financial collapse of the municipalities.[6][7][8][9]
History
[edit]Built in Flekkefjord, Norway, for Hrönn ehf., Guðbjörg was delivered in 1994 and replaced an older trawler bearing the same name. In January 1997, the owner of Hrönn ehf. sold the company and Guðbjörgin to Samherji, a major fishing company located in Akureyri.[10] Despite Samherji's CEO, Þorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, promising that "Guggan will remain yellow and have its home port in Ísafjörður" (Icelandic: "Guggan verður áfram gul og gerð út frá Ísafirði"),[11][12][13][14] the trawler never landed its catch again in Ísafjörður.[15] The quote ended up in popular culture as the epitome of empty promises in Iceland.[13][7][16]
In February 1999, the ship was sold to Deutsche Fischfang Union in Germany, a company 99% owned by Samherji, and renamed Hannover NC-100.[2]
In August 2022, the ship was transferred back to Samherji and renamed Snæfell EA.[17]
In popular culture
[edit]In the Icelandic drama TV-show Blackport, the trawler Þorbjörg and its fate, that features heavily in the plot, are modeled after Guðbjörg.[16][18][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hvaðan kom nafnið Guðbjörg á skipin?". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 1 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b Páll Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1 March 1999). "Flaggskipið selt". Frjáls Verslun (in Icelandic). pp. 50–52. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Guggan seld til Cuxhaven". Dagur (in Icelandic). 12 February 1999. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Pétur Gunnarsson (24 September 1994). "Ný Guðbjörg ÍS afhent í Flekkefjord". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 6. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Nýja Guðbjörgin kemur til hafnar". RÚV (in Icelandic). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022 – via Facebook.com.
- ^ Ingi Freyr Vilhjálmsson (17 December 2013). "Guðbjarti sagt upp hjá Samherja". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b Reynir Traustason (16 October 2003). "Guggan verður áfram gul". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Svikin loforð og sviðin jörð í byggðum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 19 January 2004. p. 9. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Stórfyrirtæki stjórna örlögum þorpanna". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 5 June 2003. p. 10. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Guðbjörgin breyttist í gull og sjö hluthafar fá um tvo milljarða". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 January 1997. p. 4. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Þorsteinn Már Baldvinsson gerði meira en að ganga á bak orða sinna, hann vanefndi skriflega yfirlýsingu sína". Eyjan (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Guðbjörg ÍS seld frá Ísafirði til Þýskalands". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 June 1999. p. 6B. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Ingi Freyr Vilhjálmsson (15 February 2022). "Þorsteinn Már kannast ekki við orð og aðstæður sem eru teknar nánast beint upp úr raunveruleikanum". Stundin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Ísfirðingar á valdi tilfinningana". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 15 January 1997. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Gunnar Smári Egilsson (18 November 2019). "Samherji er skaðræði – 5. hluti: Ísfirðingar sviknir fyrir ódýran kvóta". Miðjan (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b Hallgerður Kolbrún E. Jónsdóttir (17 February 2022). "Vill fá Guggugulan sem hvarf á Akureyri aftur heim til Ísafjarðar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Hallgerður Kolbrún E. Jónsdóttir (16 August 2022). "Guggan komin heim en er ekki lengur gul". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Gunnhildur Kjerúlf Birgisdóttir (14 February 2022). "Fyrirmynd Þorbjargarinnar í Verbúðinni og kaup Samherja: "Guðbjörgin verður áfram gul"". Mannlíf (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 February 2022.