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There are two seaports in the Falkland Islands, Stanley (East Falkland) and Fox Bay (West Falkland). Additionally, British forces in the islands use a port facility at Mare Harbour. The designated harbours in Stanley area include Berkeley Sound, Port William and Stanley Harbour itself. [14] Fox Bay is also a customs entry point for West Falkland.
The British Antarctic Survey ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough and the Royal Navy's ice patrol ship, HMS Protector, use the port during the regional summer [10] while the Falklands Government patrol vessel, FPV Lilibet, may also call at the port periodically for fueling.
Port San Carlos. Port San Carlos is located on the northern bank of the inlet known as Port San Carlos, [1] off San Carlos Water on the Western coast of East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands. It is sometimes nicknamed "KC" after former owner Keith Cameron. [2] The port takes its name from the ship San Carlos which visited in 1768.
As such this is the busiest waterway of the Falkland Islands and frequently visited by cruise ships, freighters and navy vessels, although this has lessened since the building of the two airports at RAF Mount Pleasant and Port Stanley Airport.
The port again found use during the Falklands War, when it was employed to transport men and equipment to the Falkland Islands. [3] The port aided Operation Corporate as a launching point for the Royal Fleet Auxiliaries Round Table class landing ships, armoured vehicles were also transported from Marchwood to the Europic Ferry via Mexeflote and ...
A cruise ship and a squid trawler in Port William, from the site proposed for a new deep water port development. Early mapping of Port William (Dom Pernety, 1769) Map of the Falkland Islands showing Port William. Port William (French: Baye Choiseul, [1] Spanish: Puerto Groussac [2]) is a large inlet on the east coast of East Falkland island.
Upon return to the Falklands, St Edmund was used to ferry troops between the Falklands and Ascension Island. She later became an accommodation ship at Port Stanley. On 17 July, St Edmund transported 9 Parachute Squadron RE to Ascension. St Edmund returned to the UK and was based at HMS Calliope on the Tyne in Gateshead. [3]
The Baltic Ferry entered the Falkland Islands Exclusion zone on 25 May 1982, [8] she had been equipped with a helipad and carried three Army helicopters, 105 troops, and 1,874 tons of stores and ammunition to Ajax Bay on 1 June 1982. [4] [7] After the Falklands war, the vessel was moored in the inner harbour and used as a supply ship. Falkland ...