Stories for December 18th 2004

Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Almirante Irizar leaves for Antarctica.

Next Monday December 20 the Argentine Navy icebreaker “Almirante Irizar” will be leaving from Buenos Aires for Ushuaia and Antarctica officially beginning the four months 2004/05 season.

Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Santiago - Punta Arenas with Boeing 767/300

Lan Chile began a daily flight between Santiago and Punta Arenas with a wide body Boeing 767-300, one of the most modern aircrafts and with the largest passenger and freight capacity in the southern Chile route

Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Stroke Hospitalizes Ex-Dictator Pinochet

Gen. Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday; one day after an appeals court delayed a decision on whether to uphold the former dictator's indictment and house arrest on human rights charges.