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German Family Finds Seattle Boat in Rifstangi, Iceland
A small wooden boat decorated by University of Washington's Aquatics and Fisheries Sciences department during a 2023 open house community event was found and reported in Rifstangi, which is at the northernmost point of Iceland. It was deployed at the North Pole alongside its parent buoy by the Le Commandant Charcot on August 17, 2023 and drifted on the Track Taken North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre through Fram Strait south to Iceland.Â
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7 days ago
Found Boat After Surfing Near Sandvik Beach, Iceland
Andrzej Wroz was on the Sandvik Beach on the Southern Peninsula in Iceland after a surf session on April 25 and noticed a small wooden boat. This was boat 234202 that was originally decorated by students of teacher Adam Smith at Hood River Middle School in Hood River, Oregon USA during the 2022-2023 school year. The boat was discovered and reported a week earlier on the same Sandvik Beach by Sif Hjaltdal Pálsdóttir. Sif left it behind and Andrzej found it again.
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Apr 29
Some Exciting Recoveries!
6th Graders in CHESPAX environmental education program experience Arctic through PolarTREC educator Tom Harten and Float Your Boat
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Apr 22
Boulder Boat Found in Akranes á Mýrum Iceland
Guðmundur Örn Sverrisson discovered a small wooden boat in Akranes á Mýrum, Iceland on March 16, 2025. Akranes is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around 50 km north of the capital ReykjavÃk. The area where Akranes is located was settled in the 9th century; however, it did not receive a municipal charter until 1942. This boat, # 232396 was originally decorated in Boulder, Colorado at Centennial Middle School with teacher Bill Schmoker during the 2022
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Mar 20
Corsican Family Finds Maryland Boat in Snaefellsjökull
Corsican family finds boat from Maryland just before a storm in Snaefellsjökull National Park, Iceland
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Mar 18
Arctic Learning on Florida's Sunny Gulf Coast
Marine science high school students learn about issues in Polar regions comparing and contrasting the Arctic Ocean to Florida's Gulf Coast
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Mar 17
Family Finds Second Boat This Year
Family finds their second wooden boat in a matter of months not far from their home on the south east coast of Iceland.
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Mar 9
Couple Finds Norwegian Boat in Reykjavik
Over 20 boats from VilVite Science Center have been found on beaches since 2022.
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Mar 5
Boat Found on Southern End of Norway
Øystein A. Kvåse reports found boat from southern Norway
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Feb 19
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