[1][2][3] He started his career with the Coast Guard at the age of 14 on board the ICGV Ægir but later moved to its helicopter division.

In 1986, he participated in the rescue of two survivors of the Ljósufjöll air crash onboard TF-SIF.

[5] On 5 March, 19 sailors from the cargo ship MV Vikartindur were rescued aboard TF-LÍF after the ship suffered engine failure and ran aground on the south coast of Iceland, east of Þjórsá.

[6] One crewmember from ICGV Ægir washed overboard during the rescue operations and drowned.

[7] On 9 March, he again piloted TF-LÍF as its crew rescued 10 out of 12 crewmembers from the cargo ship Dísarfell after in sank 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) south east of Hornafjörður.