Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, May 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  News from Punta Arenas.

  Headlines: Punta Arenas loosing the battle with Ushuaia; Greater radar coverage; Joint navy exercises.

• Tuesday, May 6th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands registered trawler still stuck on rock.

  A second attempt to free the stricken Falklands registered fishing trawler 'Lyn' on the Island of South Georgia has failed.
  
  All hopes now rest with the imminent arrival of tug 'Typhoon' which will try and free the vessel which is aground at the entrance to the Morainne Fjord.

• Tuesday, May 6th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Controversy over sheep disease.

  The University of Magallanes is demanding compensation from the Chilean Agriculture and Livestock Service, SAG, for not having detected on time an outbreak of maedi-visna that ended frustrating the development of an ambitious milk sheep program. SAG monitors and is responsible for the compliance of livestock and agriculture sanitary measures in Chile.

• Monday, May 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Regional News from Pta. Arenas.

  Headlines:
  Unending DAP-Lan Chile controversy; 16,000 tons of salmon in 2007; Unemployment drops in Punta Arenas;

• Monday, May 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Air Link for Saint Helena.

  Plans to build its first ever airport for the remote Atlantic Island of Saint Helena have taken a major step forward. British companies and organisations interested in the project were invited to register their interest by the deadline of May 2nd, with a decision expected later this year.

• Monday, May 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands forces deployment.

  A warning by the retiring British Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, that British forces are severely over-stretched after the Iraq war has prompted renewed questioning of their overseas deployments and even a suggestion that they should be withdrawn from the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, May 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines: Ross Road residents give 'thumbs up' for No Parking; Prison sentence for sex offender; Three ships aground in South Georgia - Falklands ship included.

• Friday, May 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Second Fishing Trawler Still “Aground”.

  Desperate efforts are being made off the remote Island of South Georgia to save the Falklands registered fishing vessel, 'Lyn' (1,034 gross registered tonnes) which was driven onto rocks, at the entrance to Moraine Fjord, during hurricane force winds late on Wednesday night.

• Thursday, May 1st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Headlines:
  Canners join call for EU to lift fishmeal ban; Chile invests in Patagonian grenadier plan; Strict SARS controls with Asian crews; EUR 42 million to improve Galicia ports; Namibia cuts hake quota; Chubut Fisheries Director-general resigns; Galicia, world leading turbo producer; EU reins in fishing subsidies; New research into red tide in Chile;

• Thursday, May 1st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  South Georgia incidents ? Korean ship evacuated.

  A Korean fishing trawler operating around South Georgia has struck a rock and the crew has been evacuated, while two other ships are also in trouble, due to extremely bad weather.