Mathiesen, Minister of Finance, and Georg Kr. Lárusson, Director of the ICG, and Carlos Fanta de la Vega, Rear Admiral of the Chilean Navy and Director of the ASMAR Naval Shipyard. Construction commenced on 16 October 2007. The ship was launched on 29 April 2009 at a ceremony in the ASMAR Naval Shipyard in Talcahuano. The then-unnamed vessel received the official name Þór, or Thor, after the god Thor. Design ICGV Þórs design is concurrent with that of the Norwegian Coast Guard's ; in fact, both vessels were designed by Rolls-Royce plc. During its design stage, Harstad was designated as model number UT 512, while the larger version, which became the Por, was designated as model number UT 512L. The vessel is powered by two Rolls-Royce Marine Bergen diesel engines. The ship's propellers are two Rolls-Royce Marine KaMeWa Ulstein feathering propellers (feathering propellers are rotated parallel to the water flow in order to reduce drag). The ship is long overall, a wide, and a has a height of . The maximum speed of the vessel is , while its towing capacity, or bollard pull, is . The cargo deck covers . The vessel is outfitted with various life-saving equipment, designed to aid it in rescue missions, including two MOB boats and six Viking life rafts. Other specially-designed equipment the vessel is outfitted with includes oil booms, one 40 mm Bofors gun, and oil skimmers. 2010 tsunami incident In 2010, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile, forming an immense tsunami that left a deadly wake along the Chilean coastline. It was feared that ICGV Þór would have been damaged beyond repair in the disaster, as the shipyard itself was known to have incurred massive damage. Despite the odds, the ship had sustained minimal damage. After being placed in dry dock for minor repairs, the vessel was delivered, albeit more than a year late. Delivery After being fully repaired following the earthquake and the ensuing tsunami, ICGV Þór was delivered to ICG authorities and personnel at the ASMAR shipyard on 23 September 2011. The ship then embarked on the voyage to Reykjavík harbour, and was slated to arrive in late October of the same year. After making stops in cities such as Halifax, Nova Scotia, the ship finally arrived in Reykjavík on 27 October 2011. The vessel maintains a complement (number of personnel on board the ship) of 48. On 11 June