The RRS Shackleton incident when an Argentine destroyer opened fire on the research vessel

Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 00:36 UTC

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On this day but in 1976 a very serious incident occurred in the South West Atlantic when the British research vessel RRS Shackleton was intercepted and fired upon by the Argentine destroyer ARA Almirante Storni, some 78 miles south of Cape Pembroke in the Falkland Islands. Read full article

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Veteran
Well done Capt. Warne. You must never give in to bullies. Sad that the Argentine's did not take heed.
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Jack Jones
50 years later and still that countries government and Malvinas fanatics have not grown up,
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