Three Boats Found at Once in Northern Iceland

Three boats were found on the beach in Reykir - Grettislaug Iceland on June 12, 2024 by Armin Hollerbach. Two of the boats (#232215 and # 232197) were originally decorated by Pacific Science Center Polar Weekend participants in Seattle, Washington and one (#230396) was decorated by Eckstein Middle School student, Ava Mae Christoffersen, also in Seattle. This boat was found and reported three days earlier by Anett and Beat Rohrer.

The boats were deployed by Le Commandant Charcot passenger ice breaker ship in August of 2023. Boats #232215 and # 232197 on August 17 and #230396 on August 2nd.

Boats found by Armin Hollerbach in Reykir - Grettislaug, Iceland

the beach in Reykir - Grettislaug, Iceland where the boats were found

Boat Number	232215, 232197, 230396
Date Found	June 12, 2024
Place Found	Reykir 551, 550 Sauðárkrókur 65.8821-19.7513
Found by	Armin Hollerbach
Date Deployed	August 17, 2023; and August 2, 2023 (230396)
Who Deployed	​Le Commandant Charcot
Deployment Location	North Pole
Track Taken	North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre through Fram Strait

Polar Day at Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Washington

Decorated boats boxed and ready to send to the North Pole