Falklands' Stanley airport prepares for oil and gas exploratory drilling

Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 07:49 UTC

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With increased exploratory drilling activity anticipated in the Falkland Islands next year, and Stanley airport expected to play a leading role, the Falklands government is investing in additional fire-fighting equipment to meet the needs of the helicopters servicing the rigs. Read full article

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Room101
Riveting news.
Jul 08th, 2014 - 10:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Klingon
It was further noted that sight must not be lost of the fact that the current Category 2 appliances at Stanley Airport are, in the case of the Land Rover 6x6, obsolescent, and the Bremach appliance is not fit purpose with a litany of technical faults and deficiencies.

Oh my gosh You guys have a clapped out old Landrover as your first responder?
Who can take these interbreds seriously.
Maybe the first drilling they should do is for a Long drop at the Stanley airport.
Jul 08th, 2014 - 12:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
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I'm sure that whatever they need they will buy, they will do a great job, they are British after all :-)
Jul 08th, 2014 - 01:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
@ tut tut,

soon they will have enough to buy 50 land rovers and everything else they need, you are far to impatient old chap,

on the other hand of course you are speaking from experience coming from a first class advanced country with excellent roads and the worlds best transport, mm.
Jul 08th, 2014 - 01:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Islander1
Actually some wrong info somewhere. They do have more than just a Landrover firengine! and the Canadian Helis operated form there last time and BAS do sometimes, and they would not have without the right safety back up so more a case of natural upgrading and replacement rather than a new concept.
And that is just the airport fire team, Stanley Fire Brigade has some very good modern equipment in the town.
Jul 08th, 2014 - 03:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
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Everything has a sellby date, you only have to look at the new aircraft carrier, and you have what? Grow up little man.
Jul 08th, 2014 - 05:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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stick up your junta
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Recall when I was in Bounes Aires and the Firemen out with collection buckets, cos they are not funded by the Gov, and it shows, in the shit appliances they have.
I give you Salida del móvil 2 - Bomberos Voluntarios de Rojas, finest heap of shit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc9kh3p0CJo
Jul 08th, 2014 - 05:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Fire Buckets,,,lolol
And I bet they had holes in them...ha ha .
Jul 08th, 2014 - 06:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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yankeeboy
2. I've seem small pick up trucks being used as ambulances in BA. They just throw the injured in the back and hold them down until they get to the hospital.
Jul 08th, 2014 - 08:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Joe Bloggs
2 Klingon

Now I know why you call yourself Klingon. You'd cling on to anything no matter how feeble to for an argument. Where does the article say that the Land Rover is the frontline responder?
Jul 08th, 2014 - 09:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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gordo1
@ 2 Klingon

“Inbreds” is an ad hominem remark! Shame on you!
Jul 09th, 2014 - 05:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Room101
Extinguish the subject.
Jul 09th, 2014 - 08:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
perhaps in some ways the mighty Klingon has butter fingers...lol
Jul 09th, 2014 - 11:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brit Bob
Funny that 'Narnia' has been threatening to take British and Falkland oil companies to the international courts since February 2010. So far, n o t h i n g.

Having a sovereignty claim without a sovereignty case is ''laughable''.
Jul 09th, 2014 - 05:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Having a toy claim- is also a joke..lol
Jul 09th, 2014 - 06:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pete Bog
@8 Briton

To be fair there are only holes in the buckets due to employing the popular Argentine custom of shooting their feet, but they missed that time....
Jul 10th, 2014 - 12:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
true..lol
Jul 11th, 2014 - 09:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
Klingon shot himself in the foot there. Silly boy.
Jul 12th, 2014 - 03:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
And now he is klinging on to his last toe..lol
Jul 12th, 2014 - 07:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
He he he he!
Jul 12th, 2014 - 09:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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