Cortley Ridge raid

Raid on Cortley Ridge
	Part of Falkland War
	; A Royal Marines Rigid Raider (RRC) similar to those used during the raid
Date	13 - 14 June 1982
Location	Port Stanley, East Falkland
Result	Argentine victory SAS/SBS forced to withdraw;
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Argentina
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Jorge Alberto Monge; Héctor Gazzolo
Units involved
Special Air Service; Special Boat Service;	Argentine Marines; Sailor riflemen; 101 AA artillery Group;
Casualties and losses
4 RRCs lost; 3 wounded	none

The Special Air Service (SAS), along with men from the Special Boat Squadron (SBS), attempted to carry out a diversionary amphibious raid on the northern bank of Stanley Harbour on the east coast of East Falkland island on the night of 13–14 June 1982. The plan was, as 2 PARA attacked Wireless Ridge, four Rigid Raider fast landing crafts (steered by Sergeant Buckle, Lance-Corporal Gilbert and Marines Kavanagh and Nordic) and carrying some 30 SAS soldiers from D Squadron and six SBS reinforcements from 3 section, would travel across the harbour and destroy the oil storage facilities on Cortley Ridge.