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OAS platform Detail for S. A. AGULHAS
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platforms_id: 6776
Title:
Name: S. A. AGULHAS
ICES Code: 91AA
Callsign: ZSAF
Countries: SOUTH AFRICA
Comments: Updated information from ICES for the vessel S. A. AGULHAS from SOUTH AFRICA.

Name : S. A. AGULHAS
Flag : SOUTH AFRICA - ZA (ISO Country Code)
Call Sign : ZSAF
Platform Class : 31 Research vessel
IMO : 7628136
Commissioned Date : 1978
Decommissioned Date : 2012-04
Current Length : 111.5
Built : 1978
Notes : Ice-strengthened vessel used for research and to service the South African Antarctic bases. Replaced by S. A. Agulhas II in 2012 and transferred to South African Maritime Safety Authority as a training ship.
MMSI 601048000

Additional Information Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Agulhas
- http://new.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/601048000

General Comments:
Decommissioned flag has been set since platform class will change due to purpose change from research vessel to training vessel. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Agulhas : "In July 2012 the S. A. Agulhas was recommissioned as a training ship operated by the South African Maritime Safety Authority, the ship will continue to provide facilities for scientific research while training up to seventy merchant marine cadets."
Deprecated: false
Metadata version: 4
Keydate: 2003-03-25 00:00:00+00
Editdate: 2022-07-06 17:50:49+00