page_title: ICGV Þór
section_title: 2010 tsunami incident
hierarchical_section_title: ICGV Þór / Construction / 2010 tsunami incident
caption_attribution_description: English: Arrival of Thor - Icelandic Coast Guard 2011-10-27 Reykjavik; From left: Sigurður Steinar Ketilson, Captain, Georg Lárusson, Director of the Coast Guard, President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and Ögmundur Jónasson, Minister of the Interior.
context_page_description: ICGV Þór is an UT 512L type offshore patrol vessel designed by Rolls Royce for the Icelandic Coast Guard, built to replace the aging ICGV Óðinn. The construction of the ship was approved by the Icelandic government on 4 March 2005. Construction of the ship began at the ASMAR Naval Shipyard in Talcahuano, Chile on 16 October 2007. Construction was delayed by over a year due to the 2010 Chilean earthquake, but damage to the structure of the ship was not as detrimental as had been expected. After repairs, the ICGV Þór was delivered to ICG personnel on 23 September 2011 in Chile. She arrived in Reykjavík on 27 October 2011. Its main tasks are EEZ patrol, fishery inspection and search and rescue support. The ship is named after the Norse god Thor.
context_section_description: In 2010, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile, forming an immense tsunami that left a deadly wake along the Chilean coastline. It was feared that ICGV Þór would have been damaged beyond repair in the disaster, as the shipyard itself was known to have incurred massive damage. Despite the odds, the ship had sustained minimal damage.  After being placed in dry dock for minor repairs, the vessel was delivered, albeit more than a year late.
caption: Cdr. s.g. Sigurður Steinar Ketilsson, Captain; Director of the Icelandic Coast Guard, R.Adm. Georg Kr. Lárusson; President of Iceland, Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson; and former Minister of the Interior, Ögmundur Jónasson; welcomes Þór to Reykjavík.
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