Foreland

"Forland" was the work of Theod. Jebens, J. Austad and Chr. Johannessen, all of Tromsø, but the shipyard sold the ship before it was finished to AC Normann and Edv. Larsgaard, Ålesund.

The ship is on a seal hunt for the first time in 1916. On the way home from the fishing grounds that year, "Forland" ran aground in thick fog at Talknarhuk in Iceland at the end of June. A signal was sent for help and the seal catcher "Aksla" came to assist and towed "Forland" off the ground. To lighten the ship, they had to throw all the deck cargo overboard.

While fishing in Lake Kvitesjøen in 1924, the "Forland" came out to a hard ice jam on March 12. The rudder stock and frame were bent and the ship had a hole just below the rudder stock. The mast and bulwark were also dented. The leak seemed to be so big that the crew prepared to abandon ship. But when the ice loosened a bit, the ship reassembled. The leak became smaller and smaller, and finally the ship was sealed. They continued fishing, but during another ice jam on April 25, the starboard side broke and water poured into the ship. It was inadvisable to keep the ship afloat with the pumps. Skipper Isak Remø gave the order to get boats and provisions onto the ice. On the night of April 26, the ice loosened and "Forland" immediately sank. The ship then had a large catch on board, with 2545 skins. The shipwreck was located at approximately 68.30 north latitude and 40.10 east longitude. The crew dragged two fishing boats across the ice, and after a 4-hour trip during which both boats were damaged, they managed to get aboard the "Remø".