Tag: Mare Harbour

• Tuesday, January 31st 2012 - 13:55 UTC

  Falklands’ government advances in options for a proposed new port facility

  

  A paper relating to further work on options for the proposed new port facility for the Falkland Islands was presented to the latest Executive Council Meeting by the Falkland Islands Government Projects Director.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 02:58 UTC

  HMS Montrose on patrol in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

  

  The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose”, with a crew of 185 made a several days patrol visit to South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSSI, waters in December.

• Wednesday, December 28th 2011 - 03:41 UTC

  Falklands have three options for a new deep water port

  

  The location of a new deep water port for the Falkland Islands been narrowed down to three potential sites: Mare Harbour, Navy Point (north of the Camber) and Stanley harbour (FIPASS) it was confirmed at the Executive Council meeting last week following a discussion of the issue.

• Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:33 UTC

  HMS Edinburgh visits South Georgia to test land and sea forces

  

  HMS Edinburgh visited this month South Georgia as part of her six-month South Atlantic and Falkland Islands duties which included training soldiers in a cold weather environment and give sailors the chance under such challenging conditions.

• Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 09:43 UTC

  HMS Edinburgh arrives in the Falklands after visiting Cape Town

  

  The Portsmouth-based destroyer HMS Edinburgh faced some mountainous seas on the 4,000-mile passage from Cape Town to Mare Harbour in the Falkland Islands, her base for the next five or so months as she patrols Britain’s South Atlantic territories.