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<p>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=35167' target='_blank'>National Geographic Islander II</a> from EC: ECUADOR. This code suggestion will need confirmation by NOAA.
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<br /><b>Original Requester : Rocio Castano Primo (rocio.primo@uib.no)</b>
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<br />Proposed Code : 28WT
<br />Name : <a href='https://vocab.ices.dk/Request/Default.aspx?id=35167' target='_blank'>National Geographic Islander II</a>
<br />Country(s) : EC: ECUADOR (ISO Country Code)
<br />Platform Class : 32: Vessel of opportunity
<br />Synonyms: National Geographic Islander 2,Nat Geo Islander II, Nat Geo Islander 2
<br />Call Sign : 3E2101
<br />MMSI: 352001060
<br />IMO : 8705266
<br />Commissioned Date : 2022
<br />Current Length : 85.2
<br />Built : 1991
<br />Previous Name (Notes): Crystal Esprit
<br />Notes : Expedition ship owned by Lindblad Expeditions. Built as Lady D., launched as Lady Diana, became Aurora I in 1991, became Megastar Taurus in 1994, became Crystal Esprit in 2015, became National Geographic Islander II in 2021
<br />Previous flags Panama (1994-2015), Bermuda (until 2022), Bahamas and Panama briefly during 2020-2021.
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<br /><b> Information Sources:</b>
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<br /> - https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:414104/mmsi:735060256/imo:8705266/vessel:NAT_GEO_ISLANDER_2
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<br /> - https://www.gooby.dk/fartoej/national-geographic-islander-ii-8705266/
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<br /> - https://www.faergelejet.dk/faerge.php?id=5310
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<br /><b>General Comments:</b>
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<br />Call sign not found in ITU
<br />(Anna Osypchuk 07/10/2022 00:00:00)<br />
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<br />Passenger ship. Breadth 16.5 m. Home port Nassau (Bahamas). Builder Flender Werft in Lübeck, Germany
<br />(Rocio Castano Primo 02/08/2022 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
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<br /></p><p><hr />This email has been generated by the ICES Code Requests Application</p>
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