Strewn along the black sand and stones of Djúpalónssandur beach were the rusted iron remains of the trawler Epine out of Grimsby, which was shipwrecked here coincidentally on this exact day (March 13), 71 years ago, in 1948. One crewman washed up on the beach alive. From the shore, rescue crews from surrounding communities shot a harpoon to the ship. The crew tied the line to the mast and four crewmen were pulled to shore. The other fourteen perished.

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Craig and Steph

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Wednesday 13 March 2019

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Thursday 21 March 2019

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