Tag: minefield

• Friday, February 15th 2019 - 07:46 UTC

  Falklands using drones to create fine scale models of minefields

  

  The minefields around the Falkland Islands capital, Stanley, dating back to the South Atlantic conflict, have remained largely untouched for most of nearly 35 years, due to the restrictions in place around access to the minefields. Over this time, they have become a haven for Falkland’s wildlife.

• Thursday, May 17th 2012 - 11:29 UTC

  Falklands recover 370 hectares of Stanley Common made minefields in 1982 by Argentine forces

  

  Thirty years after the end of the Falkland Islands conflict, 370 hectares of Stanley Common south of Sapper Hill recently cleared by BACTEC (mine action and bomb disposal specialists), have been opened to the public, reports the Penguin News.

• Saturday, May 14th 2011 - 05:22 UTC

  Falkland Islanders still exposed to dangers of Argentine unexploded ordnance

  

  The Falkland Islands Joint Services Explosive Ordnance Disposal, EOD, detachment recently moved headquarters from Lookout Camp in the capital Stanley to the British military base at Mount Pleasant.

• Thursday, January 13th 2011 - 13:51 UTC

  Second de-mining phase for Falklands

  

  A SECOND phase of de-mining is planned on the Falkland Islands from November this year.

• Saturday, July 31st 2010 - 08:01 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Tussac planted in place of mines

  

  OVER the course of two weekends Falklands Conservation staff and volunteers led by Dr Rebecca Upson, Falklands Conservation’s Plant and Habitats Officer, have carried out restoration work on two sites recently cleared of mines.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 20:44 UTC

  Falkland Islands De-mining Pilot Project – Completion of Phase 1

  

  Completion of the Falkland Islands Programme phase 1 is now a reality. The De-mining Contractor, BACTEC International Ltd, has persevered through one of the coldest and wettest summers to deliver a successful project within the single austral summer period that was demanded within the contract. Like all demanding programmes, many lessons have been learned but only a few will be elaborated in this article.