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Hvalur 8 is a seventy year old whale hunting vessel.

Whale hunting vessels prepared for sea

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

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