Iceland Coastuard anchored off the coast of Keflavík, Iceland. The Icelandic Coast Guard is the service responsible for Iceland's coastal defense and maritime and aeronautical search and rescue. Danish-built Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel named after Týr, the god of combat and heroism.

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The Icelandic Coast Guard played its largest role during the Cod Wars between 1972 and 1975, when the Coast Guard ships would cut the trawl wires of British and West German trawlers and engaged in confrontations with Royal Navy warships, in order to enforce a disputed expansion on Icelandic fishing territory.

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Size: 3910px × 2607px
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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