The Whiddy Island Disaster – Ireland’s Worst Maritime Tragedy
Whiddy Island Crude Oil Storage Facility January 1979 – during a routine unloading of a visiting oil tanker, an accident[…]
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Read moreSovereignty of the Falkland Islands The Falklands Conflict of 1982 only lasted for 74 days, but it had lasting consequences[…]
Read moreArgentina occupied the Falkland Islands On the 2nd of April 1982, Argentina occupied the Falkland Islands. Within three days, a[…]
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