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Argentina denies “innocent pass” to Spanish trawler sailing from Falklands
A Spanish flagged trawler that operates in Falkland Islands waters and was heading to Montevideo to unload 700 tons of fish was denied “innocent pass” through Argentine waters and had to steam an additional 17 hours at a cost of 7.000 litres of fuel. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules'A llorar a la iglesia” Sorry fishies for the long journey.
Sep 21st, 2010 - 03:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0We know that Port Stanley is expanding its port and reefer facilities and we shouldn’t be surprised if Montevideo begins loosing business to the Islands.
Sep 21st, 2010 - 09:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0More profit for the Falklands:-)
Technically illegal under UNCLOS, wonder if there is an avenue for redress and compensation.
Sep 21st, 2010 - 10:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0I note that the Spanish vessel rushed back to the Falkland Islands to get more! Not worried about the margins then :-)
Sep 21st, 2010 - 02:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina is adding to pollution by applying these illegal measures, 17 extra hours of fuel burning will increase the carbon footprint in the south Atlantic.
Sep 21st, 2010 - 03:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Seems like an excellent justification for fish processing and canning facility on the Falklands. So more money for the Falklands!
Sep 21st, 2010 - 03:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think there is more to this than meets the eye, I recall that a few months in the year Spanish trawlers and companies were threatening to pull out of Argentina altogether and take their business elsewhere over some Labour dispute. I wonder if Argentina is selectively only bothering to enforce the decree on certain vessels out of spite rather than any by the book interpretation of madam Presidente's increasingly bizarre lapses of sanity over the Falklands.
Sep 21st, 2010 - 10:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0...“Innocent pass according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea refers to ship’s rights to enter and pass through a coastal state’s territorial waters so long as it is not prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of the coastal state.”...
Sep 22nd, 2010 - 02:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0- And it is prejudicial to our peace, good order and security of our coastal state since they are ilegally ocupying our islands! So, this is what they get with their attitude!
Well done, Argentina !!! As always your Gvt. is demostrating what must be done to get the tittle of non confident country to investors and neighbors....
Sep 22nd, 2010 - 03:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0Treaties, UN regulatins, internationals laws, commercial agreements, all are papers to get burnt. Nothing must be respected, no signature must be valid, no word must be honoured.... thats what the Argentine Gvt. is teaching to the world...
R.I.P Argentina, sorrylly...
“- And it is prejudicial to our peace, good order and security of our coastal state since they are ilegally ocupying our islands! So, this is what they get with their attitude!”
Sep 22nd, 2010 - 08:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0A Spanish-flagged vessel? Still, quite good from Britain's point of view. Britain has been unhappy for some time over the EU favouring Spanish fishing fleets over British ones. So, if Argentina wants to hurt the Spanish fishing industry, all Britain can say is, “Thanks”. The vessel still has to pay to fish in Falklands waters and if its catch is no good because Argentina interferes, it's Spain that loses.
9 Sergio Vega, you wouldn't say the same if that were Easter island.
Sep 22nd, 2010 - 05:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Your government will R.I.P. when chileans run out of patience!
...“A Spanish-flagged vessel?”...
- YES! That vessel that is stealing our resources!
YES! That vessel that is stealing our resources!
Sep 22nd, 2010 - 06:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Cry me a river LOL
The vessel is crying, not me. LOL
Sep 22nd, 2010 - 07:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well, it's Spanish. So Britain doesn't care. And you might notice that the Falkland Islands don't seem to care much either.
Sep 22nd, 2010 - 07:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0why do the argentineans keep shooting themselves in the foot?
Sep 27th, 2010 - 06:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@15 Isolde. I would have thought that was obvious. If you go back through the archives of this site you will find an article on the level of “anxiety” in the Argentine population. Anxiety is, of course, a classic symptom of the immature and the paranoid.
Sep 27th, 2010 - 07:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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