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Providing businesses a bridge over this period of uncertainty
yesterday, 13:50 GMT Prime Minister of Iceland, Bjarni Benediktsson, said that there have been many meetings with the Grindavík companies involved in the preparation of the state support measures that were announced yesterday.
70 earthquakes detected in the magma channel
two days ago Around 70 earthquakes have been detected in the magma channel at Svartsengi in the last day. The largest earthquake last night measured 1.5 magnitude southwest of Grindavík offshore.
Captain arrested: Data suggests collision
two days ago Captain and two pilots of the cargo ship Longdawn have been arrested on suspicion of abandoning a man in a shipwreck.
"Just waiting for it to start erupting again"
two days ago The employees of the Húsatóftir golf course in Grindavík were fully preparing for the opening of the golf course, which will take place on Saturday when a photographer and a journalist from mbl.is took a look at the course yesterday.
"He was locked inside the boat"
two days ago Arnar Magnússon, engineer and coastal boat fisherman, was the first to arrive at the scene of the accident that happened northwest of Garðskagi at three o'clock last night when the shore fishing boat Hadda overturned. He says that at first, he thought it was a container, but he soon realized that it was not.
Magma accumulation is at Svartsengi now 16 million cubic meters
16 May The Icelandic Met Office has updated its hazard assessment because it is increasingly likely that a new magma run and another eruption will occur in the coming days. The magma accumulation has reached 16 million cubic meters compared to 8-13 million cubic metres and inflation is continuous at Svartsengi.
Man saved after his fishing boat capsized
16 May A man was saved when a coastal fishing boat sank northwest of Garðskagi at 3 am last night. The Coast Guard’s command center received an emergency call from the captain of another coastal fishing boat at 2.42 am, saying that a boat nearby was sinking about six nautical miles northwest of Garðskagi.
Magnús Scheving buying back all the properties of LazyTown
15 May Magnús Scheving, the actor and author of LazyTown, has bought all of LazyTown’s properties.
60 earthquakes in the last 24 hours and inflation continuing
15 May About 60 earthquakes have occurred in the last 24 hours in the magma chamber at Svartsengi, which is similar to the day before.
Introducing new development plans for the Kringlan area
15 May Plans for the new development of the Kringla area were introduced in the Ásberg hall at Kringlubíó cinema yesterday.
Jason Statham to lead in a new action thriller by Baltasar Kormákur
15 May The British action star Jason Statham will play the lead in a new action thriller directed by the Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur. No name has been given for the movie yet, but it is produced by Black Bear.
Video: Picked up a sick passenger from a cruise ship
14 May A call was received by the helicopter team of the Icelandic Coast Guard early this morning due to the acute illness of a passenger of a cruise ship.
Inflation has reached 20 cm: Could erupt without any notice
14 May New eruption fissures could open up between Stóra-Skógafell and Hagafell and lava flow could be similar to that at the beginning of the last eruption. This could happen very fast, even without notice.
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir on the Gold Dagger shortlist for 2024
13 May The novel ‘The Prey’ by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is on the UK’s Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger shortlist as the best translated crime novel of 2024. The award, which has been granted since 1955, is considered the most prestigious in the crime fiction world.
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