MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Falklands’ denies political impact of Argentine South Georgia scientific cruise
News this week that Argentina had decided to undertake fisheries research in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is not connected in any way to the Falklands, Acting Governor Sandra Tyler-Haywood has assured. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesLooks like Argentine has been out-played again. Other members will surely realize Argentina had attempted to co-opt the organization into its would be South Atlantic land- grabbing, in clear violation of the organization's own procedures and the convention itself.
May 10th, 2013 - 08:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0was the vessel flying the argentine flag? if so they shouldn't be allowed into british territory......like for like,its only right!
May 10th, 2013 - 10:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0Unless within the Territorial Limits she would not be in British waters as such. RRS James Clark Ross- port of registry- Port Stanley, flies the Falklands Flag.
May 10th, 2013 - 11:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yup- zero points to Arg in this one - neatly cancelled by smart Br diplomatic peaceful action within CCAMLAR.
As I said about this on another thread:-
May 10th, 2013 - 11:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0When this old tub gets back to Argentina (if it does) I confidently predict that they will announce to the world that they have discovered the wreck of HMS Invincible whilst fighting off at least three British nuclear subs and being bombed by a squadron of Vulcans
If the only action the Argentines can take to achieve their dreams of a 1000 year Malvinas reich, is not informing the British authorities of the cruise then they're not getting anywhere.
May 10th, 2013 - 11:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0Just shows how non existent their case is.
Knowing the Argies they'll simply sail around them a few times... sellotape a piece of metal to a rock ... then sail back to Argentina in order to play the video on loop.
May 10th, 2013 - 02:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Usual tripe.
@ #3
May 10th, 2013 - 02:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Should what you say be correct, and I have no reason to believe otherwise, it means that an Organisation of the Government of Argentina has recognized the authority of the FIG. Something he RG's have failed to do before.
As you say a Diplomatic coup.
CFK running out of options.
May 10th, 2013 - 02:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Stunts and games, it is truly pathetic what Argentina has reduced itself to.
May 10th, 2013 - 03:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A storm in an icepole we thinks .lol.
May 10th, 2013 - 08:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It must have really pissed orf the RGs to see a ship like the JCR when they were on their 33 year old bit of Jap junk... which still has to get back to RGland. If it does that without breaking down, burning, running aground, creating a pollution incident or being arrested that will be the first in quite some time.
May 11th, 2013 - 02:39 am - Link - Report abuse 011 Frank
May 11th, 2013 - 12:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0JCR was built in 1990
As far as I can tell, this never even made the news in the UK! More evidence that argieland is no more than an occasional annoyance. Not even an inconvenience!
May 11th, 2013 - 01:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0JCR ... a quality piece of well constructed and well maintained ship dating from 1991. http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?imo=8904496#top_photo
May 11th, 2013 - 06:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Dr Eduardo Holmberg.... a 33 year old bit of RG junk...
Best part is that we have a Falkland Islands flagged and registered ship stopping, boarding, and inspecting this grubby little act of RG provocation. Bet that no public statements are made about that in the Casa Rosada
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