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Dear Platform Group,
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<br />NOAA has approved the code for the vessel <a href='https://vocab.ices.dk/Request/Default.aspx?id=15254' target='_blank'>QUEEN MARY 2</a> from BM: BERMUDA.
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<br />Original Requester : Martin Kramp (mkramp@jcommops.org)
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<br />Proposed Code : BMQJ
<br />Name : <a href='https://vocab.ices.dk/Request/Default.aspx?id=15254' target='_blank'>QUEEN MARY 2</a>
<br />Country(s) : BM: BERMUDA (ISO Country Code)
<br />Platform Class : 35: Vessel of opportunity on fixed route
<br />Synonyms: QM2
<br />Call Sign : ZCEF6
<br />MMSI: 310627000
<br />IMO : 9241061
<br />Title : RMS
<br />Commissioned Date : 2011
<br />Current Length : 344
<br />Built : 2003
<br />JCOMMOPs Recruitment Date: 2004-01-12
<br />Notes : Passenger Ships. Built under the UK flag, changed flag to Bermuda (British international territory) in 2011. Often seen with title RMS for Royal Mail Ship
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<br /> Information Sources:
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<br /> - http://esurfmar.meteo.fr/cgi-bin/meteo/display_vos_ext.cgi?callchx=ZCEF6
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<br /> - http://maritime-connector.com/ship-search/?ship-type=&department=&country=&certificate-of-competency=&certificate=&name=&imo=9241061&search-type=ships&search=Search
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<br /> - http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/index/ships/all/shipname:9241061
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<br /> - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2882234
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<br /> - http://maritime-connector.com/ship-searcch/?ship-type=&department=&country=&certificate-of-competency=&certificate=&name=&imo=9241061&search-type=ships&search=Search
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<br /> - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary_2
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<br /> - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail_Ship
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<br /> - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-15366562
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<br />General Comments:
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<br />IMO confirmed in Miramar and Equasis.
<br />(Joana Ribeiro 19/06/2019 00:00:00)<br />
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<br />Call sign not found in ITU, instead the previous call sign and MMSI (under the British flag) were found. These were GBQM and 235762000, respectively. 
<br />(Joana Ribeiro 19/06/2019 00:00:00)<br />
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<br />Queen Mary 2 was designated a Royal Mail Ship (title RMS)
<br />(Marilynn Sorensen 19/06/2019 00:00:00)<br />
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<br />Kind regards,
<br />The ICES Data Centre
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<br />International Council for the Exploration of the Sea 
<br />Email: accessions@ices.dk
<br />Web: http://www.ices.dk
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<br />Tel: +45 3338 6718  Fax: +45 3393 4215
<br />H.C. Andersens Boulevard 44-46
<br />1553 Copenhagen V. Denmark
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<br /><a href="https://vocab.ices.dk/Request" target="_new">ICES Code Requests Application</a>
<br />Read the latest ICES Data Centre e-News <a href="http://www.ices.dk/marine-data/Pages/default.aspx" target="_new">online</a>
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<br /><hr />This email has been generated by the ICES Code Requests Application

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