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<p>Dear Platform Group,<br /><br />NOAA has approved the code for the vessel <a href='http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/requests/Default.aspx?id=8982' target='_blank'>Alif Hajiyev</a> from AZERBAIJAN.<br /><br /><HR /><br /><b>Original Requester : Roy Lowry (rkl@bodc.ac.uk)</b><br /><br />Proposed Code : AZAH<br />Name : <a href='http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/requests/Default.aspx?id=8982' target='_blank'>Alif Hajiyev</a><br />Flag : AZERBAIJAN - AZ (ISO Country Code)<br />Title : RV<br />Platform Class : Research vessel<br />IMO : 8422462<br />Commissioned Date : 1993<br />Current Length : 54<br />Built : 1987<br />Previous Name (Notes): Vasiliy Lominadze<br />Notes : Azerbaijani research vessel owned by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. Possible other spellings are Alif Hajiev, Alif Hadjiyev, Alif Gadzhiev. In years 1987-1997 had name "Vasiliy Lominadze" with call sign USCR. Class type "Vadim Popov".<br />Lloyds URL : http://www.seasearcher.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=207613<br /><br /><b>Additional Information Sources:</b><br /><br />None found ..<br /><HR /><br /><b>General Comments:</b><br /><br />As per "The Naval Institute guide to the Soviet Navy" By Norman Polmar, 1991, "Pavel Gordienko" is the RV of the same class as "Vasiliy Lominadze", and was built almost at the same time.<br />(Anna Osypchuk 21/07/2010 00:00:00)<br /><br /><br />As stated by the information supplier, Alif Gadzhiev is the Russian spelling of the vessel's name, and Alif Hadjiyev - the English version. Therefore, the name was changed to Alif Hadjiyev to consist with other international info-sources about the vessel.<br />(Anna Osypchuk 21/07/2010 00:00:00)<br /><br /><br />Registered at Lloyds under spelling Alif Hajiyev. Alif Gadzhiev is reported by requester. Both are used.<br />(Anna Osypchuk 05/07/2010 00:00:00)<br /><br /><br />Information about previous names Vasiliy Lominadze and Pavel Gordiyenko (Gordienko) needs checking.<br />(Anna Osypchuk 02/07/2010 00:00:00)<br /><br /><br />Information supplied by Vassily Sokolov via Maris.<br />(Roy Lowry 01/07/2010 00:00:00)<br /><br /><br /><HR /><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><p><hr />This email has been generated by the ICES Platform Code Requests Application</p>
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