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OAS platform Detail for S. A. AGULHAS, meta_version: 3. Current meta_version is: 4
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| Name: | S. A. AGULHAS |
| ICES Code: | 91AA |
| Callsign: | ZSAF |
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| 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: | 3 |
| Keydate: | 2003-03-25 00:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2013-11-19 20:10:01+00 |