1/24/2024 0 Comments Gullfoss restaurant![]() ![]() Gullfoss was registered for Fahed Maritime Co Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus and was renamed "MECCA". Gullfoss was converted to transport 1100 pilgrims in the Middle East. Khayat & Co - Orri Navigation Lines in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In January 1973 the volcano Helgafell on Westmanna Islands erupted and Gullfoss was used for evacuation of the residents.įlying over the North Atlantic Ocean became more frequent and cheaper and in November 1973 the ship was sold to Fouad A. In the beginning of the 1970'es Gullfoss only sailed during the summertime and in 1972 the regular service stopped. ![]() On the 13th of June Gullfoss came back to Reykjavik after renovation and rebuilding. "Something is happenig with Gullfoss now" and he went down to the mainoffice just to hear that the ship was burning in dock in Copenhagen. Jon had been the ship's captain from 1951-1958. Back in Reykjavik during the morning on the 19th of March the old captain Jón Sigurdsson woke up after having a strange dream. In March 1963 Gullfoss was in the dock at B&W in Copenhagen for a regular check. Smaller cruises went to Amsterdam and London end every year about christmastime the ship went a trip all around Iceland. In 1953 the MS Gullfoss cruises in the Mediterranean and in 1967 There was a cruise from Iceland to the Azores, Madeira, Casablanca and Lisboa. 3 weeks interval during the wintertime where Hamburg was on the timetable on the route from Iceland.ĭuring the winter 1950-51 the ship was chartered to Compagnie Generale transatlantique (CGT) and cruised from Bordeaux to Casablanca. 14 days interval during the summertime, Copenhagen-Edinburgh/Leith-Reykjavik and back again. Everybody wanted to see the nations new flagship and pride.ĭuring the next decades the MS Gullfoss ploughed through the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean in regular service. During the very first day the ship was kept open to the public. In the harbour the ship was welcomed by ministers and a lot of people. The MS Gullfoss was received be Flugfelag Islands (Icelandair) DC4 "Gullfaxi" in the early morning and the plane circeled very near around the ship - so near that everybody on the ship could see the pilots and the passengers on the plane. It was a big day for the Company and the icelandic people. The ship arrived in Reykjavik on saturday the 20th of May 1950. On the 14th of May 1950 Gullfoss had her maiden voyage from Copenhagen with 164 passengers. Some days after, and before Christmas, the ship was hit by an corkdust-explosion and 4 B&W-workers were killed and 2 were serious wounded. Some years after the World War the new Gullfoss was a reality, and the 8th of December 1949 the launching took place in Copenhagen. In 1939 Eimskip had plans for building a new ship to take over the old Gullfoss, but the start of World War 2 came in between and the plans were cancelled. The ship was number 702 from Burmeister and Wain Shipyard in Copenhagen.ĭelivered to Eimskipafelag Islands in 1950. There will come some more photos of the ship. I have put some photos of the IcelandicSteamship Company's (Eimskipafelag Islands - now only Eimskip) old flagship MS Gullfoss out in my Gallery. ![]()
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