Anchor - Viðey Island, Reykjavik, Iceland
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N 64° 09.770 W 021° 51.379
27W E 458360 N 7115439
This anchor is located atop a hill overlooking the ocean on Viðey Island, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Waymark Code: WMWRWE
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 10/08/2017
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The anchor is a monument for sailors lost at sea. It belongs to a sail ship that sunk with all hands in 1906.
Many disasters at sea have taken place in the vicinity of Viðey island. On the 24th of October 1944, the Canadian destroyer Skeena ran aground on the west side of the island after the captain attempted to seek shelter from a vicious storm with 15 meter high waves. 15 sailors were drowned in the tempest. However, mostly due to the heroic efforts of the sailor Einar Sigurðsson, MBE, 198 sailors were rescued.
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