Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, December 24th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  South Georgia tourism ecosystem research project

  

  Two researchers, who are part of a joint Research Project by Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) and the Sub-Antarctic Foundation for Ecosystems Research (SAFER) spent three weeks at South Georgia Island in November for the start of a tourism monitoring project for the South Georgia Government.

• Monday, December 22nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Rolls-Royce awarded engine contract for Sea King helicopters

  Rolls-Royce has been awarded a £258 million engine contract for the UK's fleet of Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sea King helicopters over the next 10 years. One of them is permanently based in the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, December 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Recalling one of the Falklands war major logistic losses

  

  The Captain of the cruise ship “Discovery” that visited the capital of the Falkland Islands, Stanley last week was John Brocklehurst. The former Chief Officer on the Atlantic Conveyor making his first visit since the Falkland's War.

• Friday, December 19th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

  Headlines:Endurance under tow to Punta Arenas; 'Satisfactory' progress report for FICS; From messboy to master; This week's cruise ships.

• Thursday, December 18th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Iron Duke back in UK after Caribbean and Falklands patrolling

  

  Royal Navy warship HMS Iron Duke returned to Portsmouth on Thursday from operations in the Atlantic which included a £50 million drug bust in the Caribbean, combined patrolling around the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and navigating the iceberg-infested Antarctic Convergence Zone

• Thursday, December 18th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  UK engineers and spares in P Arenas wait for Endurance

  

  Twenty four passengers from the stranded Royal Navy Ice Patrol HMS Endurance arrived Thursday morning to Punta Arenas on board the Chilean navy missile fast boat “Casma”.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Engine room flood on Falklands ship Endurance

  

  BRITISH Royal Navy Patrol Ship HMS Endurance has suffered an engine room flood off the coast of Chile.

• Tuesday, December 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Redeployment of HMS Northumberland “no cause of alarm”

  

  The Commander British Forces South Atlantic, Air Commodore Gordon Moulds, was quick to respond to suggestions in the British press that the Falkland Islands would be left undefended by the decision to divert the frigate HMS Northumberland to a European Union counter- piracy mission off the coast of East Africa.

• Monday, December 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  BHP Billiton oil survey vessel on its way to Falklands

  

  The Falkland Islands are expecting the arrival in mid-January of the brand new Fugro Saltire a survey, construction support and intervention vessel, built earlier this year, which is to carry out seabed surveys for BHP Billiton.

• Friday, December 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Vice Chief of Defence makes Falklands visit; BA Honours degree for Nancy; Missing drugs: Spanish fisherman pleads guilty to charge of burglary.