Whale hunting vessels prepared for sea

Hvalur 8 is a seventy year old whale hunting vessel.

Hvalur 8 is a seventy year old whale hunting vessel. Árni Sæberg

The whale hunting season is about to bein and on Wednesday, whale hunting ship Hvalur 8 was prepared for sea at Reykjavik harbour. 

Workers are washing, painting and checking the vessel before it heads out for the first whale hunting trip.  The second vessel, Hvalur 9 will follow suit. 

Both boats will head out on June 10th. 

Weather

Partly cloudy

Today

4 °C

Clear sky

Later today

9 °C

Clear sky

Tomorrow

9 °C