Monday Feb 6 | Marine News
Alnmaritec Delivers Logistics Supply Vessel
Logistics Supply Vessel 'Montarik' was delivered at the end of 2011 to the ship service company Gibunco for operations in Gibraltar harbour.
And the Empire Crumbled, 'til All that Was Left
Fast forward to 2012, the 30th anniversary of the war. Prince William, a Royal Air Force helicopter pilot, is flying to the Falklands tonight to begin a six-week mission as Britain prepares to dispatch an advanced warship to the islands, prompting Argentina's Foreign Ministry to declare that Britain is "militariz[ing]" the conflict and sending ... (more)
Treasure from sunken galleon must be returned to Spain, judge says
US court says $500m of gold and silver coins recovered by US treasure-hunters from Atlantic in 2007 belongs to Spain It is one of the greatest underwater treasure troves of all time, a glittering haul of gold and silver recovered from a mysterious sunken Spanish galleon and secretly flown across the Atlantic to the US.
Gibraltar First Minister suggests Spain concentrate on Unemployment, rather than Sovereignty
Gibraltar has advised Spain to worry about her unemployment and not the sovereignty of the Rock.
Why do we care so much about Gibraltar and the Falklands?
ACCORDING to the memoirs of Labour's former Europe Minister, Peter Hain, in 2002 he and Tony Blair secretly agreed with then Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar, to share sovereignty over Gibraltar - in exchange for Spanish support at the EU.
Peter Hain memoirs: Solid as a Rock? Never mind Gibraltar, flaky Blair would sell his own granny
The revelation, in the Memoirs of Labour's former Europe Minister, Peter Hain, that Tony Blair wanted to offload the Rock of Gibraltar into Spain's eager hands, somehow did not come as a surprise.
Spain: Sampling Andalucia's gastronomic delights
A holiday in Andalucia promises an abundance of treats for your tastebuds - from fried anchovies to the finest jamon iberico, writes Cathy Packe.
Also on Topix