MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Argentine refurbished ice-breaker should be ready for 2012/13 Antarctic season
The Argentine navy icebreaker “Almirante Irizar” which became an almost total loss in 2007 should be back fully refurbished and operational for the 2012/2013 Antarctic season following an investment of over 100 million US dollars reveals the Buenos Aires press. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesoh dear more presents from your uncle America,
May 29th, 2011 - 11:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0what would you lot do without them, [sink]
@ 1 oh dear, in what part of the article is written the word America or USA? lol whatever briton...
May 30th, 2011 - 06:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0Rompehielos Alte. Irizar avanzando sobre los hielos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV3UnjNqFoY&feature=related
That Norwegian insurance inspector better watch his back considering that many Argies have declared war on Norwegian ships!
May 30th, 2011 - 08:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0@2 Did you not notice the headline,it mentions US dollars?
May 30th, 2011 - 03:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0following an investment of over 100 million US dollars
May 30th, 2011 - 06:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0how stupid are you XBOX, read the article on top
the americans yanks united states or whatever you choose, gives argentina lots of help, even if fools like you dont like it
Nonsense, there is no help from the United States.
May 30th, 2011 - 07:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0following an investment of over 100 million US dollars
That's just the conversion of what the price will be in the worlds reserve currency, the US dollar. Geez...
Fido Dido
May 30th, 2011 - 07:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0there is always a country somewhere that is borrowing or lending money to someone, even if you use the I.M.F. that is contributed by lots of countries, we all wish we did not have to, but goverments have other agenders , and its always different from what the people want .
@ 6 You're right Fido, that's true :)
May 30th, 2011 - 07:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 5 Your gastric ulcer briton, take care of it :)
well your loss, thank godness these rich powerfull people dont need the say so of the people, but if you and others belive that no one helps argentina, and argentina has done it all be herself, then good luck to argentina, perhaps we will see her zooming onto the world stage soon then .?
May 30th, 2011 - 07:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0One has to wonder about putting $100 million into a 35 year old hull......
May 30th, 2011 - 08:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I did wonder about the wisdom of spending all that on a 35 yr old hull. Is the classic fallacy of spending money on refurbishment that would be better spent on replacement?
May 30th, 2011 - 10:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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