Near Sandgerði in Suðurnesjabær, Suðurnes, Iceland — North Atlantic and Artic Oceans (a Nordic Island)
The Jón Forseti RE 108 Accident
Photographed by James Hulse, September 12, 2019
1. The Jón Forseti RE 108 Accident Marker
Togarinn strandaði á skerinu Kolaflúð sem er beint framundan Stafnesvita.
15 menn fórust og 10 menn björguðust við illan leik.
Strandið varð til þess að flýta fyrir stofnun Slysavarnafélags Íslands.
23. júní sama ár var Slysavarnasveitin Sigurvon stofnuð í Sandgerði
og er hún elsta sveit Innan SVFI.
Jón Forseti RE 108 var fyrsti togarinn sem smiðaður var fyrir Íslendinga.
Blessuð sé minning þeirra sem förust i þessu slysi.
On February 28, 1928, the trawler Jón Forseti RE 108 ran aground.
The trawler ran aground on the cut Kolaflúð which is directly in front of Stafnes lighthouse. 15 people died and 10 people were saved with difficulty. The stranding accelerated the establishment of the Icelandic Accident Prevention Association. On June 23 of the same year, the Accident Prevention Squad Sigurvon was established in Sandgerði and is the oldest group within SVFI. The Jón Forseti RE 108 was the first trawler built for Icelanders.
Blessed be the memory of those who perished in this accident.
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Location. 63° 58.308′ N, 22° 44.932′ W. Marker is near Sandgerði, Southern Peninsula Region (Suðurnes), in Suðurnesjabær. It can be reached from Stafnesvegur 1.6 kilometers west of Garðskagavegur (Route 45). The marker is located at the end of the road at a small parking lot for the Stafnesviti (Lighthouse). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sandgerði, Southern Peninsula Region 246, Iceland. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, in the Nordic Countries, in the Schengen Area, in the Western Hemisphere, and in the Western World.
Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Last Great Auk (approx. 17.8 kilometers away).
Photographed by James Hulse, September 12, 2019
2. The Jón Forseti RE 108 Accident Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, September 12, 2019
3. The Stafnesviti lighthouse is west of the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 510 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
