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Norwegian Boat Found in Vatnsflói - Snæfellsnes
On May 23, 2025 MatthÃas Alfreðsson found boat #5222 at Vatnsflói - Snæfellsnes, Iceland. This was the 23rd boat of the 500 that were...
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May 25


Young Girl Finds Boat in Faroe Islands
Families from the village of Hvannasund went on a boat trip to ViðvÃk beach and 8 year old ArnfrÃða found boat #5444 as she was playing on the large rocks at the bottom of the beach.
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May 18


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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May 8


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


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


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


Boat Found in Húsavik, Iceland
Scotti Pierangelo reported boat on Island 641 Húsavik, Iceland
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Feb 19


Seattle Boat Found in Skagafjörður, Iceland
Couple from ReykjavÃk, Iceland find boat on the beach over the weekend in Skagafjörður on the isthmus leading out to Þórðarhöfði Island
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Jan 16


Carbondale Library Participants' Boat Found in Iceland
A wooden boat that originated in Carbondale, Colorado, was found in GeitavÃk in Borgarfjörður Eystri, Iceland by Hildur Yr Omarsdottir.
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Nov 16, 2024


Boat Found by Star of Hope Fisherman in Shetland
Kevin Greenstreet reported this boat #5128. It was found washed up on the beach opposite Isle of Huney by Uncle Peter
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Oct 19, 2024


19th Norwegian Boat Found and Reported
Boat # 5140 was reported by Bergvin Sævar Guðmundsson on September 27th. It was found in Munaðarnes Norðurfjörður, Iceland.
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Sep 29, 2024


Oxford Professor Finds Destiny While Fishing
Boat without serial number washes up in Langanes Peninsula of Iceland.
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Sep 20, 2024


Boat Found in Höfðavatn (Tröllaskagi)
Gerhard Prommer reports Colorado boat in Iceland
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Sep 14, 2024


Boat Found in Westfjords with Iceberg in View
While out doing a beach cleanup, a boat was found with an iceberg in view from shore in the Westfjords of Iceland.
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Sep 13, 2024


Iceland Halbinsel Tjörn: Reported Boat
Beachcomber Eckart Krome reports found boat that was decorated by Eckstein Middle School student in Seattle
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Sep 12, 2024


Vacationing Beachcomber Finds Colorado Boat in Langanes
Kerstin Müller surprised and excited to find boat from Boulder, Colorado in northeast Iceland
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Sep 7, 2024


Zelasko's Seattle Boat Found in Langanes
Seattle student's boat was found by beachcomber Jens Finke
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Sep 6, 2024
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