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| Owner | 1916 P/R Vestad. Knut J. Vestad, Anders Vestad and Hilmar Vestad, The Sack 1917 A/S Molde Fishing and Hunting Company, Molde (Johan O. Hammerø) NOK 217.700. 1922 Anders Lillebø and Mikal Marø, Brandal. NOK NOK 60.000 1923 A/S Anders Lillebø. Anders Lillebø, Lars O. Lillebø, Mikal Marø, Ole H. Brune and Ola R. Rangseæter 1924 D/S Forland A/S (Elling Aarseth) NOK 100.000 1931 Seal Hunting & Sea Fishing A/S (Elling Aarseth, Edvard Leira, Peder Andresen and Per Kvien) 1936 Per Kvien, Vartdal |
| Ship type | Seal hunters |
| Reg. brand | M 1 M (1920) M 63 HD (1922) M 16 VD (1924) |
| Home port | Molde - Brandal - Vartdal |
| Construction site | Nils K. Bolsønes at Kyrkseterøra |
| Year built | 1916 |
| Building materials | three |
| Length, year of construction | 87,9 feet |
| Dimensions in width, year of construction | 22,5 feet |
| Dimensions in depth, year of construction | 9,4 feet |
| Tonnage | 106,6 GRT |
| Machine, original | J. Storvik MV 100 hp (1912 mod) |
| Skippers | J. Antonsen (1918) Knut the Neck (1919) Mikal Marø (1923-24) Johan P. Brandal Per Kvien (1935-1939) |
| Shipwrecked | Wrecked 20 March 1939 |
| Additional information | On February 18, 1931, the "Vestad" sank the fishing boat "Klar" near Heissa. They tried to tow the boat into shallower water, but it sank 10 minutes after the collision. During fishing in the Strait in 1935, the ships "Kvitungen", "Kviting", "Randi" and "Skansen" were sunk on July 9 and 11. The crew of "Kvitungen" boarded "Vestad" which went to Isafjord with them. "Vestad" sank in a storm on its way to the West Ice in 1939 after a breaking sea had hit the ship in a storm. They managed to keep the ship afloat for a period, but when it became daylight and they saw the damage, they realized that it was pointless to continue to the West Ice. They were then in position 70 degrees 30 minutes north and 2 degrees 30 minutes east longitude. They wanted to return to Norway, but the crew refused to cross the sea alone with the ship. They demanded to be allowed to cross to the "Isflora" with which they had been traveling on the crossing. The decision was to cross to the "Isflora" while the weather was relatively good. Half an hour after they left the ship, she sank in the sea. Some time later, "Veslekari" and "Buskø" came up to them and the crew of 17 was divided between the three ships. "Fridtjof Nansen" was sent to the Vesterisen to pick up crews from "Vestad", "Vesterhavet" and "Heimland1" which were sunk in the same storm. They arrived in Tromsø on 3 April.
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