The barrel from "Polaris" arrives at the Ishavsmuseet

"Polarboy" ex "Geo Boy" ex "Aurora" ex "Polaris V" ex "Polaris" (II) was raised in Fredrikshavn, Denmark in the fall of 2004. "Polarboy" has been idle for the last couple of years at Skjervøy in Troms after a hard seal hunt in 2002. "Polaris" was the first steel seal catcher built in Norway at AM Liaaen in 1950-51. "Polaris" was also the first to have a built-in and heated barrel, and the ship could be maneuvered from the barrel. Although the ship has had many reconstructions and name changes, the barrel is still as it was originally. It will thus be a unique object that has now returned to Brandal and the Ishavsmuseet. "Polaris" belonged to Brandal until 1972 when Rieber took over the ship. In 1978 it was transferred to Rieber's department Canada (Polaris V). In 1986 Monica Kristensen bought the ship and it was renamed "Aurora". In 1986/87 it was on a South Pole expedition and in 1989/90 on an Antarctic expedition. In 1992 Eidesvik Supply AS became the owner of the ship which was now named "Geo Boy". In 2000 "Geo Boy" became "Polarboy" and it was again ready for seal hunting.
On July 20, 2004, "Polarboy", the proud ship, set off on its final voyage to Denmark for scrapping.