Falkland Islands

• Thursday, February 12th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Oil 3D seismic surveying in Falkland basin

  The seismic vessel GeoPacific is expected this Saturday in Stanley for a crew exchange. The vessel has been carrying out a 3D survey in the North Falkland basin for the oil company Desire Petroleum plc.

• Tuesday, February 10th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas heat wave “not exceptional”

  In spite of its intensity the heat wave experienced by Punta Arenas during most of last week was below historic record temperatures.

• Monday, February 9th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  News from Chile.

  Headlines:
  Punta Arenas beaches out of bounds;Yellow (fire) alert in Magallanes Region; Patagonia Expedition Race; Teaching and Projects Abroad;Chilean tourism industry rebounds. Negative January inflation.

• Monday, February 9th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Endurance Lynx Helicopter crash

  The Ministry of Defence can confirm that a Royal Navy Lynx helicopter from the Ice Patrol Ship Endurance crashed in Antarctica on 8 February.

• Saturday, February 7th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Squid season begins in Argentina with high hopes

  Twelve Japanese squid vessels began fishing shortfin squid in Argentine waters at the onset of this year's harvest 1 February. Vessel owners are pinning all their hopes on this new season, after the poor catches they obtained beyond the 200 miles in January.

• Friday, February 6th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Volunteers rise to the Challenge; Pristine island destroyed by fire; One dead, one seriously ill after alleged fight on jigger; Crane fault delays ship unloading; Cruise activity this week.

• Thursday, February 5th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Salvage of Graf Spee range finder

  This Friday, weather permitting the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee, scuttled off the coast of Uruguay at the beginning of World War II, will be revealing another of its secrets that has been resting in the muddy waters of the River Plate for decades.

• Thursday, February 5th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  DAP helicopter rescues lost tourists

  Two foreign tourists that has been missing for a month were rescued by a DAP helicopter during a routine commercial flight.

• Wednesday, February 4th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Festival Cruises arrested in Gibraltar

  A third cruise liner belonging to Festival Cruises has been arrested in Gibraltar reports The Gibraltar Chronicle“. The ”Azur” is a 33-year-old, 15,000 tonne cruise liner registered in Panama has a capacity for 720 passengers and 330 crew members.

• Wednesday, February 4th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Court martial upholds ruling

  A Chilean Army Court Martial unanimously confirmed the indictment of four servicemen from the Austral Military Region, (Magallanes) involved in the breaking in and espionage of the Argentine consulate in Punta Arenas last November 9.