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Dear Platform Group,
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<br />A request has come in for a new code for the vessel <a href='https://vocab.ices.dk/Request/Default.aspx?id=33709' target='_blank'>BOKA FALCON</a> from BE: BELGIUM. This code suggestion will need confirmation by NOAA.
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<br />Original Requester : Robert Spillard (robert.spillard@boskalis.com)
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<br />Proposed Code : 11UQ
<br />Name : <a href='https://vocab.ices.dk/Request/Default.aspx?id=33709' target='_blank'>BOKA FALCON</a>
<br />Country(s) : BE: BELGIUM (ISO Country Code)
<br />Platform Class : 32: Vessel of opportunity
<br />Call Sign : ORTD
<br />MMSI: 205787000
<br />IMO : 9448401
<br />Commissioned Date : 2020-01-01
<br />Current Length : 93.4
<br />Built : 2011-08-01
<br />Previous Name (Notes): LEWEK FALCON
<br />Notes : Anchor-handling tug operated by Boskalis. Built as LEWEK FALCON (PA), became BOKA FALCON in 2019, flag changed to BE in 2020.
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<br /> Information Sources:
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<br /> - https://boskalis.com/about-us/fleet-and-equipment/offshore-vessels/oceangoing-and-anchor-handling-tugs.html
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<br /> - https://www.itu.int/mmsapp/shipstation/one/1203291
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<br /> - https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5853017/mmsi:205787000/imo:9448401/vessel:BOKA_FALCON
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<br /> - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2421705
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<br /> - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2974421
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<br /> - https://boskalis.com/download-center/download/eyJmaWxlVWlkIjoxNjIxNiwicmVmZXJlbmNlVWlkIjowfQ%3D%3D/1bbdae37641a4b7da92bdb8f6552903234b541ee.html
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<br />General Comments:
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<br />Owned by Boskalis since 2019
<br />(Anna Osypchuk 16/04/2020 00:00:00)<br />
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<br />IMO confirmed in Miramar/Equasis
<br />(Anna Osypchuk 15/04/2020 00:00:00)<br />
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<br />LEWEK FALCON had call sign HP9176
<br />(Anna Osypchuk 15/04/2020 00:00:00)<br />
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<br />Some sources suggest previous name ZCEK FALCON, but this could not be confirmed in any registries or photo archives or with the owner.
<br />(Anna Osypchuk 15/04/2020 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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