Tag: Arturo Prat

• Tuesday, April 30th 2013 - 22:59 UTC

  Chilean navy tugboat checking Antarctica area where Chinese factory ship went down

  

  A tugboat from the Chilean Navy equipped for environmental emergencies is trying to determine the position where the remains of the Chinese factory ship Kai Xin went down in Antarctica last week after catching fire and left adrift by the 97 member crew rescued by a Norwegian vessel and a reefer.

• Sunday, May 22nd 2011 - 22:16 UTC

  Chile plans a museum in Antarctica to honour pioneers and attract tourism

  

  The Magallanes regional authorities in Chile’s extreme south are planning to open a museum in the country’s Arturo Prat Antarctic base. Objects and images of Chile’s national presence on the continent will be on display.