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Tag: Maritime Rescue

  • Saturday, December 21st 2019 - 11:06 UTC

    Falklands, UK forces and South Georgia: The search for the Chilean aircraft continues

    The airplane vanished on December 9 on its way to Antarctica was carrying 38 people on board, 17 crew members and 21 passengers.

    The Search and Rescue operation of the Chilean Air Force’s C-130, that made full use of assets and personnel available of the Falkland Islands Government (FIG), the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) and the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI), continues along with the Chile’s search command, according to a joint statement released on Friday: