[Platforms] New vessel

[francis Mitchell]

Thanks for the additional information.

=Mitch=


Strand Øyvin wrote:
> To avoid possible future identification problems :
>
> This ship (IMO no. 8403533) was built in Germany in 1984 as ICEBIRD for
> German owners, and German register. Until 1994 it was frequently chartered
> to Austalia (see :  http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=2155 and
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebird_(ship) ).
>
> In late 1994, the ship was sold to Norwegian owner and renamed 'POLAR BIRD'
> with (new) call sign LAVT4, see search facilities at http://www.nis-nor.no
> I have no info on the German call sign prior to 1994.
>
> The ship was deleted from Norwegian register by 2003.03.25 (sold to foreign
> owner (Israel)).
>
> Best regards
> Øyvin Strand
>
>
>   
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>> Fra: platforms-bounces at biwebs1.nerc-liv.ac.uk [mailto:platforms-
>> bounces at biwebs1.nerc-liv.ac.uk] På vegne av francis Mitchell
>> Sendt: 17. september 2007 19:39
>> Til: Marilynn Sørensen; platforms at biwebs1.nerc-liv.ac.uk
>> Emne: [Platforms] New vessel
>>
>>
>>  Marilynn and All:
>>
>>     We have entered a 'new' vessel. in our tables-  the Polar Bird
>> which
>> is a Norwegian resupply vessel for the Antarctic, leased off-and-on to
>> the
>>      Australians.  NODC Code = 58PB, radiocallsign LAVT4, former name=
>> Ice Bird.  [quote] The Polar Bird was chartered for the Australian
>> Antarctic Program
>>      each summer season from 1984-85 to 1994-95, and occasionally since
>> then. Polar Bird resumed Australian service in 2000 until the 2002-03
>> summer [end].
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> =Mitch=
>>
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Francis Mitchell
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