Sinking of MS Þormóður

The sinking of MS Þormóður (Icelandic: Þormóðsslysið) occurred on 17 February 1943 when the motorboat MS Þormóður sank off the coast of Garðskagi in Reykjanes, Iceland during a storm while traveling from Patreksfjörður to Reykjavík with the loss of 31 people. The sinking caused an uproar in Iceland regarding the safety on the sea.

Ship
MS Þormóður was built in 1931 as a motorized fishing ship. It was owned by Gísli Jónsson, a member of Alþingi, and was leased to the State Shipping Company (Icelandic: Skipaútgerð Ríkisins) as a passenger and cargo ship at the time of the sinking.

Passengers and crew
Of 24 passengers and 7 crewmembers, there were no survivors. One body was found during rescue operations and eight later washed ashore the following months.