Sildberin

Sildberin

Ship data flag  Faroe Islands Ship type Passenger ferry Callsign XPPV home port Sandur Owner Provincial Government of the Faroe Islands Shipping company Strandfaraskip Landsins Shipyard Rudkøbing Skibsværft, Rudkøbing , Denmark  Launch 1994

Ship dimensions and crew length 16.1 m ( Lüa ) 14.99 m ( Lpp ) width 5 m Draft Max. 2.2 m measurement 19.9 GRT

Machine system machine 2 × diesel Machine performance 1,069 hp (786 kW)

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 30/50

The Sildberin is a passenger ferry from the Faroe Islands . It runs between Sandur and Skúvoy .

In addition to the helicopter service from Atlantic Airways is Sildberin the only public transport that connects the inhabitants of Skúvoy with the outside world.

Origin and meaning

The name Sildberin is Faroese and literally means "the herring carrier".

This refers to the lundi (puffin), which can pick up up to 20 small fish with its beak without losing the ones it has already picked up - a natural phenomenon that has not yet been clarified .

Route 66 Sandur - Skúvoy

Ferry route 66 of the Faroe Islands - a journey back in time to the Viking Age in the Faroe Islands . Graphic by Anker Eli Petersen

The 35-minute crossing on ferry line 66 takes place two to three times a day. The Sildberin enables inexpensive day trips to the home of Sigmundur Brestisson , whose grave on Skúvoy is one of the country's main attractions.

Web links

• Timetable 66 Sandur - Skúvoy. Retrieved November 8, 2016 (Faroese). 
• SSL.fo - Sildberin (Homepage, in Faroese. Photo)
• Sildberin. Retrieved November 1, 2019 (Faroese). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ SILDBERIN - PASSENGER SHIP. In: vesselfinder.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .