Falklands War - RFA Tidepool
Time: Sunday Apr 4, 1982
Place: Arica, Chile
Details: The Chilean government also allowed the United Kingdom to requisition the refueling vessel RFA Tidepool, which Chile had recently purchased and which had arrived at Arica in Chile on 4 April. The ship left port soon afterwards, bound for Ascention Island through the Panama Canal and stopping at Curacao en route.
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