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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dear Platform Group, </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A request has come in for a code for the<B> Romanian</B> vessel<B> Steaua de Mare</B>. To align with USNODC, the code<B> 7301</B> should be used.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><name>Steaua de Mare</name> <title> R/V</title> <callsign>YQLA </callsign> <platformclass>research vessel</platformclass> <notes>Year of build 1981. Length max is 25.8m, b=7.22m.</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Operated by the Romanian Marine Research Institute</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></notes<BR>
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Cheers,<BR>
Marilynn</FONT></SPAN>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Brush Script MT">Marilynn Sørensen</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Data Manager</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">International Council for the Exploration of the Sea</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">H.C. Andersens Boulevard 44-46, 1553 Copenhagen V.</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Denmark</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Direct tel: +45 33 38 67 20</FONT> </SPAN>
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