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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=9286' target='_blank'>Bell M. Shimada</a> from UNITED STATES.<br /><br /><HR /><br /><b>Original Requester : Don Collins (Donald.Collins@noaa.gov)</b><br /><br />Code : 3322<br />Name : <a href='http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/requests/Default.aspx?id=9286' target='_blank'>Bell M. Shimada</a><br />Flag : UNITED STATES - US (ISO Country Code)<br />Call Sign : WTED<br />Title : NOAA Ship<br />Platform Class : Research vessel<br />IMO : 9349069<br />Pennant : R 227<br />Commissioned Date : 2010-09-20<br />Current Length : 63.8<br />Built : 2008-09-26<br />Notes : MMSI 369970147<br /><br /><b>Additional Information Sources:</b><br /><br /> - http://www.moc.noaa.gov/sh/index.html<br /><br /> - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?&mmsi=369970147<br /><HR /><br /><b>General Comments:</b><br /><br />NOAA routinely uses the title "NOAA Ship", not "NOAAS" as is depicted on each web page managed and maintained by NOAA for its platforms. It is unclear what authority the wikipedia author used to designate "NOAAS" as the official title for NOAA ships, but after talking with colleagues in the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, NOAA prefers the title "NOAA Ship".<br />(Don Collins 28/03/2012 00:00:00)<br /><br /><br />Confirmed in Miramar<br />(Marilynn Sorensen 27/03/2012 00:00:00)<br /><br /><br />Title "NOAA Ship" changed to "NOAAS" according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_prefix.<br />(Marilynn Sorensen 27/03/2012 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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