Belgian radio enthusiasts make rockfall on Rockall

The crew landed on what they say is the world's smallest, isolated ocean rock

Belgian radio enthusiasts have succeeding in their attempt to land on the remote North Atlantic islet of Rockall.

The volcanic rock is 100ft wide and 70ft high and a 250-mile boat trip from Stornoway on the Western Isles.
The group has been trying to get onto Rockall for much of the week but were defeated by high winds and huge seas.
They hope to transmit using amateur radio equipment. The UK annexed Rockall in 1955, but its ownership is disputed.
Two days ago the Rockall 2011 Belgian Expedition crew making the attempt were so seasick they withdrew to St Kilda to recover.
But with conditions improving they said team member Patrick Godderie managed to secure a line to the rock, clamber ashore and reach the top of Rockall.
'We have landed!'
Another of the seven man team has also made it onto the rock.
A message on the group's website said: "We have landed!! Patrick, ON4HIL is the first to land on Rockall!"
In the past Ireland, Iceland and Denmark have lain claim to the rock and to the possible oil and gas reserves surrounding it.
Ownership is now being examined by the United Nations in the light of competing claims from Iceland, the Faroes and Ireland.
The earliest recorded landing on Rockall was believed to be in 1810, by an officer called Basil Hall from the HMS Endymion