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L' Boreal cruise ship fire to North of the Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands Government can confirm that a private cruise vessel has issued a distress call following a fire on-board.. Read full article
The Falkland Islands Government can confirm that a private cruise vessel has issued a distress call following a fire on-board.. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesArgentina is sending their pride of the fleet “ Libertad ” and private motor cruisers in fact anything that can stay afloat for more than ten minutes. LOL
Nov 18th, 2015 - 12:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0All passengers safely rescued and taken ashore by Search and Rescue Helicopters and others, some taken from lifeboats onto HMS Cyde. Small firefighting crew still aboard with R.Navy assistance and 2 large Oil rig Support Tugs now on scene with powerfull water pump and fire fighting facilities.
Nov 18th, 2015 - 02:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Sister Line French Cruise ship due shortly to assist transferring passengers from HMS Clyde to Stanley.
Your Comment#1 is there really any need to mention neighbouring countries? Time to move on and realise things happen in the South Atlantic without reference to neighbours. Well done to all those involved in the rescue.
Nov 18th, 2015 - 02:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@3. You think? Doesn't every maritime country have a duty to assist vessels in distress? Thought argieland “claimed” the Falkland Islands. Yet it can't despatch even one aircraft or vessel to assist? Because it's incapable, incompetent or doesn't care because L'Boreal flies the French flag. Can't go upsetting Daesh/Iran.
Nov 18th, 2015 - 03:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It's like someone who was bullied at school, and 30 years on, still feels the need to refer to the bully. “Look at me, I got a new job. Better than that bully's job”. There is no need to mention the bully, and to do so repeatedly shows severe unresolved issues. Please, try to move on, and think about how well the Falklands are doing, without reference to the neighbour/bully.
Nov 18th, 2015 - 04:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@womble, You talk like a fool
Nov 18th, 2015 - 04:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I photographed this ship in May this year as she visited Ayr.
Nov 18th, 2015 - 05:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A largish modern looking vessel
6 Andy
Nov 18th, 2015 - 06:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I have to agree with womble.
Praise the Fslklands - It is enough that Arg is conspicuously absent.
It's a bloody long way from Argentina after all.
Nov 18th, 2015 - 07:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hope all the passengers and crew are ok.
We are told that the FALKLANDS are on the same continental shelf as South America, some assistance from neighbours would't go amiss.Not mentioning any names , but if the cap fits then wear it.
Nov 19th, 2015 - 12:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0Very impressive response - 6 helicopters (3 SAR machines to lift from ship to shore plus 3 further aircraft to transfer passengers onwards to town), Hercules and Airbus A330 for comms/top cover. Tug and Rig supply vessel, Royal Navy, and the Cruise Liner's sister ship all on site within a few hours of the distress call. Accommodation for all 347 available at short notice within the community, using the established emergency protocols. Well done all round.
Nov 19th, 2015 - 01:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Le Boreal”- not L'Boreal.
Nov 19th, 2015 - 07:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0Philippe
Some good pictures.
Nov 19th, 2015 - 08:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hope the ship can be saved.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/watch-british-forces-assist-stricken-cruise-liner-in-falklands/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=FacebookPage&utm_campaign=social
Ha ha. I usually don't look in the 'Falklands' or 'Argentina' sections of this site since because Mercopenguin is nothing more than a British Government run propaganda operation - any articles in those two sections are no more than low grade British propaganda. And nothing confirms that knowledge more than this article.
Nov 25th, 2015 - 01:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0A note to British government propagandists: It is in your interest not to be so obvious. The idea is to mislead your audience, not to provide them with comic relief.
But, I suppose, it is possible that this article was filed by Mercopenguin's “Falklands” correspondent to the head office in Montevideo where it was edited. I wonder what would happen if I called the numbers in Uruguay.
Speaking of foreign correspondents how is Mercopenguin's Washington “correspondent”? I trust he is well.
14 Hep - C
Nov 25th, 2015 - 03:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0You do realise that Mercopress picks up stories from a wide range of news services and independent journalists across the Internet and reprints them, right?
Justice for murdered Nisman!
Argentina, pay your debts.
CFK is going to jail as soon as she lets her guard down or she gets sold out.
#14
Nov 25th, 2015 - 11:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0Thank you for that post . If there ever was any doubt, you have now confirmed your Troll status and your “posts” will be treated accordingly...actually, they always have been !
The only doubt is how many aliases you have .
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