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<p>Dear Platform Group,<br /><br />Additional information has come in for the vessel TYRO from NETHERLANDS<br /><br />Code : 64TR<br />Name : TYRO<br />Flag : NETHERLANDS - NL (ISO Country Code)<br />Call Sign : PIBQ<br />Title : RV<br />Platform Class : Research vessel<br />IMO : 6718427<br />Commissioned Date : 1977<br />Decommissioned Date : 1994<br />Current Length : 84.2<br />Built : 1967<br />Notes : Started use as a research vessel in 1977 chartered by The Dutch Council for Sea Research (NRZ) for research of the Vening Meinesz Laboratory (VML), Institute of Geophysics, University of Utrecht. Bought in 1982 by the KNAW in Amsterdam, who chartered her for various purposes including research cruises. Sometimes used the alternative callsign PBVP when used as a Governmental ship. Sold in 1994 as Jihad II (callsign HQOW7) to Humber Princess Shipping Ltd, sailing under Honduran flag.<br />Information Source : http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1183264 (URL)<br /><br /><b>General Comments:</b><br />http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/RVSMDC/cgi-bin/ship.cgi?id=PIBQ confirms call sign<br />(added by: Marilynn Sorensen - 08/07/2011 00:00:00)<br /><br />Information from Rob Louws at NIOZ<br />(added by: Roy Lowry - 07/03/2011 00:00:00)<br /><br /><br />Kind regards,<br />The ICES Data Centre<br /><br />International Council for the Exploration of the Sea <br />Email: accessions@ices.dk<br />Web: http://www.ices.dk<br /><br />Tel: +45 3338 6718 Fax: +45 3393 4215<br />H.C. Andersens Boulevard 44-46<br />1553 Copenhagen V. Denmark<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/requests" target="_new">ICES Platform Code Requests Application</a><br />Read the latest ICES Data Centre e-News <a href="http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/updates/DC_update.htm" target="_new">online</a><br /><br /></p><hr /><p>This email has been generated by the ICES Platform Code Requests Application</p>
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