Við skildum við Þór Elísson sem skipstjóra á Lagarfossi II En um það skip var sagt þegar það kvaddi í sept 1977:"1.2 milljónir sjómílna í þágu lands og þjóðar"

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1977 tekur svo Þór við skipstjórn á Ms Stuðlafossi sem E.Í hafði keypt af Jöklum og hét Hofsjökull í þeirra eigu.Ég varð þeirrar gæfu aðnjótandi að vera í fyrstu áhöfn Þórs á því skipi Með algerum höfðingum að meðtöldum Þór.Eins og t.d Magga Smith Sverri Guðvarðar Jóa Ragnars Magga Harðar, Jónasi Garðars og Steina í Kexinu Alt skemmtilegir og góðir drengir

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Hér heitir skipið MALU

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Hér MAYA REEFER

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Hér er Þór í hópi fastráðinna skipatjóra E.Í 1978

1983 tekur þór við skipstjórn á Ms Bakkafossi III

Svona segir morgunblaðið frá skipinu 09-03-1983 Og Vísir-Dv svona

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1988 tekur Þór svo við skipstjórn á Bakkafossi IV

Bakkafoss IV

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Dettifoss IV
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Mbl þ 14-03-1991

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Síðan var Þór með Brúarfoss III

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Hér er BRÚARFOSS III með "bróðir" sínum LAXFOSSI V á góðum degi í Rotterdam Þegar þeir "bræður" vissulega voru stærstu skip íslenska kaupskipaflotans sáluga







                        

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Þór er svo með Brúarfoss III frá 1991 til 1996 Og að mér skilst síðustu mánuðina með skipið undir nafninu Vega En Þór hætti til sjós um áramótin 1996 eftir 44 ára starf hjá Eimskip Þór lést á Landspítalanum 17 jan 2018 Sárt saknað af öllum sem þekktu hann