Gibraltar: Major disaster in port

Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 09:33 UTC

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An oil storage tank exploded in the port of Gibraltar Tuesday afternoon around 3.30pm, just metres from where a cruise ship Independence of the Seas was berthed. Two people who were carrying out welding work on the tank were injured in the blast. One of them, a 40-year old Spanish national from La Linea, suffered serious, extensive and life threatening burns. Read full article

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Redhoyt
Hmmm .... a spanish national with a blow torch ... sounds suspicious to me :-)
Jun 01st, 2011 - 11:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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JustinKuntz
#1 that comment is out of order. Some of us have friends in Gibraltar.
Jun 01st, 2011 - 08:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
Now how was I to know you knew a spaniard who owned a blow torch !?

Lighten up kid, otherwise all you'll have to look forward to in old age is an ulcer!
Jun 02nd, 2011 - 03:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marcos Alejandro
After reading #1 I see why the Scots voted SNP.

http://www2.snp.org/
Jun 02nd, 2011 - 03:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britishbulldog
Whats it got to do with you lot its Gibraltar is British Just like the Falklands are:)
Jun 02nd, 2011 - 07:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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J.A. Roberts
Funny that, Marcos, you seem quite happy to support the Scots in their self determination - a vote on independence is on the SNP manifesto, yet not for Gibraltar and the Falklands? Any reason for the inconsistency in your position or should I just put that down to RG doublethink?
Jun 05th, 2011 - 11:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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