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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 19:13 UTC

Tag: Falkland Islands Maritime Authority

  • Sunday, December 22nd 2024 - 09:14 UTC

    Falklands plans to establish a new Maritime Committee

    The Committee, advisory to Ex-Co, and will work to support the safety of seafarers, the safety of ships, a sustainable and resilient maritime sector and protection of the marine environment

    A new government committee focused on maritime issues is to be established in order to provide a forum for discussion of relevant matters for the sector. The Falkland Islands maritime sector ranges from maritime lines of communication, fishing and cruise ship operations, potential hydrocarbons exploitation to leisure activities and is vital for the Islands’ economy.

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  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

    Argos Georgia rescue: Falklands Stanley hospital ready to receive survivors

    The King Edward Memorial Hospital in Stanley, Falklands main health service

    The lastest update from the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority, Tuesday 23 July, 2024 approximately 15:00 hours Falklands time, said that on Monday 22 July 2024, the Maritime Authority received information that the fishing vessel Argos Georgia, with 27 persons onboard, was taking on water and requesting assistance some 200 miles east of Stanley.

  • Tuesday, July 23rd 2024 - 16:25 UTC

    Falklands longliner rescue operation: all crew members safe in located life rafts

    A first rescue attempt by a SAR helicopter failed because of the extreme weather conditions and range

    The Falkland Islands Maritime Authority reported early Tuesday morning that longliner Argos Georgia had been lost but fortunately, all 27 crew members were able to take to life rafts, and the rescue operation is now surface-centered in recovering the dispersed rafts in extreme weather conditions but with overwatch coverage.

  • Tuesday, July 23rd 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Falklands major operation to rescue longliner FV Argos Georgia some 200 miles east of Stanley

    FV Argos Georgia, the technological advanced longliner which requested assistance some 200 miles east of Stanley

    A major rescue operation is underway to the east of the Falkland Islands to help a fishing vessel in distress. On Monday afternoon the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority received information that the fishing vessel Argos Georgia, with 27 persons onboard, was taking on water and requesting assistance some 200 miles east of Stanley.

  • Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:31 UTC

    A new home for the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority

    Public Protection and Environment Portfolio Lead, MLA Leona Roberts, added: “The maritime function is crucial to protecting our waters”

    From Tuesday 1 December 2020 the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority will sit within the Directorate of Emergency Services and Island Security (DESIS). For over 30 years the Directorate of Natural Resources (formally Fisheries) was the home of the maritime function. However, in recent years, the government has been working towards meeting both its national and international obligations, leading to the establishment of the Maritime Authority in 2018.