MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 29th 2024
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Monday, July 29th 2024 - 07:56 UTC
Land shipments of diesel awaited in Bolivia amid supply crisis
Bolivia's oil company YPFB announced Sunday that with the arrival of at least 50,000 cubic meters of diesel from Brazil and Paraguay this week, the fuel shortage would be solved for the time being to meet domestic demand. The State-run organization explained that the supply problems stemmed from bad weather at the Chilean port of Arica, which prevented the unloading of fuel from four ships.
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Monday, July 29th 2024 - 07:25 UTC
Spanish survivors of Argos Georgia back in Galicia and Madrid; search for disappeared continues
The Spanish media have given ample coverage to the return of the six fellow Spaniards who survived the sinking of Argos Georgia in the deep south Atlantic, and have finally been able to join their loved ones after witnessing the tragedy of a shipwreck that took the lives of nine other mariners and four more who remain disappeared.
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Monday, July 29th 2024 - 07:20 UTC
Argos Georgia company regrets tragic loss of lives, and thanks all who helped in rescue operation
Argos Froyanes, the company that owned the Argos Georgia released a statement in which it underlines that ”the tragic events of Monday the 22nd of July leading to the loss of thirteen of our Officers and Crew have been well documented and communicated by the Falkland Island Government.
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Monday, July 29th 2024 - 07:00 UTC
Authorities seize backpack with explosives on Uruguay-Brazil border
A backpack containing an explosive device was picked up by authorities on the line between the cities of Rivera in Uruguay and Santana do Livramento in Brazil, it was reported Sunday.
