TF-LÍF

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TF-LÍF
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TF-LÍF in August 2013.
Other name(s) Líf
Type Aérospatiale AS-332L1 Super Puma
Manufacturer Aérospatiale
Construction number 2210
Manufactured 1986
Registration TF-LIF
Owners and operators Icelandic Coast Guard
In service 1995-present
Status Active

TF-LÍF is an Aérospatiale AS-332L1 Super Puma helicopter used by the Icelandic Coast Guard. It is named after Líf, the only woman foretold to survive the events of Ragnarök from Norse mythology, and is the first Coast Guard aircraft to bear the name.[1]

History[]

TF-LÍF was ordered in June 1994[2] and delivered 23 June 1995.[1][3]

During a six-day period in 1997, TF-LÍF rescued 39 sailors in three separate incidents.[4] On 5 March, 19 sailors from the cargo ship MV Vikartindur were rescued aboard TF-LÍF after it suffered engine failure and ran aground on the south coast of Iceland, east of Þjórsá.[5] One crewmember from ICGV Ægir washed overboard during the rescue operations and drowned.[6] On 9 March, the crew of TF-LÍF rescued 10 out of 12 crewmembers from the cargo ship Dísarfell after in sank 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) south east of Hornafjörður.[7] The day after, 10 seamen from the fishing vessel Þorsteinn GK were saved aboard TF-LÍF after the ship lost engine power and drifted towards the rocky cliffs of Krísuvíkurberg.[8]

On 9 March 2004, TF-LÍF rescued all 16 crewmembers of the trawler Baldvin Þorsteinsson EA-10 after it ran aground in Skarðsfjara on the south coast of Iceland.[9]

On 19 December 2006, TF-LÍF rescued seven sailors from HDMS Triton after their rigid inflatable boat overturned in rough seas during the rescue operations of the stranding of the cargo ship Wilson Muuga. Its sister helicopter, TF-SIF, meanwhile saved 12 crewmembers of the cargo ship.[10][11]

On 20 January 2017, TF-LÍF transported members of the Special Unit of the National Police Commissioner to the Greenlandic trawler Polar Nanoq, 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) south west of Iceland, to arrest the suspect in the murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir.[12][13]

In 2020, it was decided that TF-LÍF would be put up for sale.[14]

Notable appearances in media[]

TF-LÍF was featured in the 2010 drama film Undercurrent along with the ICGV Týr.[15]

Notable captains[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Fjölmenni fagnaði LÍF". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 June 1995. p. 4. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Getur borið skipshöfn í einni ferð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 June 1995. p. 52. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Stór tímamót í björgunarmálum". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 24 June 1995. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Frækileg björgun á reginhafi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 September 2016. p. 34. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ "19 bjargað en varðskipsmanns saknað". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 March 1997. pp. 1, 4, 6, 60. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Hrikalegar aðstæður". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 March 1997. pp. 1, 2, 40. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ^ Lára Ómarsdóttir (9 March 2017). "Börðust í sjónum í tvær klukkustundir". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Nokkrar bátslengdir í fyrsta björgunarskip". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 March 1997. p. 6. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Reynt að ná Baldvini út á flóðinu í kvöld". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 March 2004. pp. 1, 4, 26, 27, 52. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  10. ^ Hjálmar Jónsson (20 December 2006). "Mjög erfiðar aðstæður voru á strandstað". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 6, 30–32. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Áratugur frá strandi Wilson Muuga". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  12. ^ Freyr Gígja Gunnarsson (20 January 2017). "Sérsveitin fer um borð í Polar Nanoq—myndskeið". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Tveir menn handteknir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. ^ Elín Margrét Böðvarsdóttir (5 May 2020). "Þyrlukaupum frestað og TF-LÍF verður seld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Landhelgisgæslan í stóru hlutverki í Brim". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 2 April 2008. p. 30. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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