This is what we know about the Viking voyage from the Faroe Islands – news Vestland

Who was on board the boat? There were six people on board. Four of them were from Switzerland, one was from the Faroe Islands and one was from the USA. The expedition leader of the group engages in discoveries and field studies. When did they leave and why? The boat “Naddoddur” left the Faroe Islands on Saturday. They were six hours late, due to storms. The crew was supposed to spend between three and five days in Norway. They were to recreate the journey of the explorer, Nadodd. He was a Norwegian who saw Iceland for the first time around the year 860. The Faroese boat is also named after the famous explorer. The boat was going to Trondheim. Leader Jan-Petter Hubert Hansen of Kystlaget Trondhjem was to receive the boat. He says that although the crew wanted to show off Viking culture, the extreme was also a driving force. – There is something adventurous about the trip. It requires special skills to go out on this boat, especially in the dark, he says. The traditional boat sent out a distress signal at Stad just after 19:30 on Tuesday evening. The crew set sail from the Faroe Islands on Saturday. The boat was open without a roof. There was only a tarpaulin on board for them to sleep under in shifts. What experience did the crew have? Several of the crew had sailing experience. They must have had several rounds of test sailing outside the Faroe Islands ahead of the trip. – They must have sailed a lot, but this is a completely different type of boat. It is demanding to sit tight in an open boat for several days straight, says Hansen. What boat did they use on the trip? The boat was built in the 1990s with timber from Western Norway. It is 30 feet, which is equivalent to nine meters. It has been built according to the weighting traditions from the Faroe Islands, and therefore has two masts. In Faroese, the traditional boat is called “seksæringur”. The tradition is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. – It was not possible to hide in the boat. They only had a tarpaulin as a roof and they had to sleep in shifts, says Hansen. The boat was last in Norway in 1997. What awaited them in Norway? The coastal team in Trondhjem was to receive them at Fosenkaia in Trondheim. The mayor Kent Ranum (H) should be present and welcome them. Speeches and meals for the crew were also planned. – It is terribly tragic that the voyage ended like this, and that a young person loses his life on board such a boat and in such weather, says Ranum. He adds that Stad is a demanding area for everyone who is at sea. – It is clear that the boat was not rigged for the conditions they were going to sail through, he says. Hi! Did you think of anything when you read? Or do you have something on your mind that I should write about? Feel free to contact me. Published 28.08.2024, at 11.19 Updated 28.08.2024, at 15.50



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