Samherji buys the freezer trawler Akraberg
Samherji hf. has finalized an agreement to buy the freezer trawler Akraberg from Framherji Spf. in the Faero Islands, of which Samherji owns 30 % share. The agreement allowes the ship to be returned within 3ja months from the date of signature. The crew counts 28 men and the Captain is Eydunn á Bergi, who has been Captain on the ship for many years. Akraberg left today for Ocean Perch fishing.The purpose of the agreement is, according to Mr. Baldvinsson Director of Samherji hf., to utilize the companys Ocean Perch fishing allowances outside the Icelandic jurisdiction. This agreement is identical to an agreement done last year when the ship was returned within two months.
