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Argentine refurbished ice-breaker should be ready for 2012/13 Antarctic season

Sunday, May 29th 2011 - 20:05 UTC
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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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  • briton

    oh dear more presents from your uncle America,
    what would you lot do without them, [sink]

    May 29th, 2011 - 11:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • xbarilox

    @ 1 oh dear, in what part of the article is written the word America or USA? lol whatever briton...

    Rompehielos Alte. Irizar avanzando sobre los hielos

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV3UnjNqFoY&feature=related

    May 30th, 2011 - 06:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Beef

    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
  • saphira

    @2 Did you not notice the headline,it mentions US dollars?

    May 30th, 2011 - 03:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    following an investment of over 100 million US dollars
    how 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

    May 30th, 2011 - 06:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Fido Dido

    Nonsense, there is no help from the United States.

    following 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...

    May 30th, 2011 - 07:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    Fido Dido
    there 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 .

    May 30th, 2011 - 07:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • xbarilox

    @ 6 You're right Fido, that's true :)

    @ 5 Your gastric ulcer briton, take care of it :)

    May 30th, 2011 - 07:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    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 0
  • Frank

    One has to wonder about putting $100 million into a 35 year old hull......

    May 30th, 2011 - 08:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • JustinKuntz

    I 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 0

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