Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:50:02 -0500
Subject: Re: Emerald Ace or Elegant Ace for callsign ZGAG
From: Melanie Hamilton <melanie.hamilton@noaa.gov>
To: Francis Bringas <francis.bringas@noaa.gov>


Francis,
  Thanks, I will copy your email for documentation purposes of the
long-term archive.
I will also make the appropriate corrections to the long-term archive copy
of the data.
Thanks,
Melanie

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Francis Bringas <francis.bringas@noaa.gov>wrote:

> Hello Melanie, Paul,
>
> The correct ship name is MV Elegant Ace, call sign ZGAG. Jim is the
> rider, currently doing AX18. He had some problems at the beginning of
> the cruise receiving emails, so this cruise will be probably completed
> by this weekend with this error in the ship name. I hope this is
> something you can correct in your database. We will do the same in out
> DT data processing.
>
> Regards,
>
> Francis
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Paul Chinn <paul.chinn@noaa.gov> wrote:
> > Mel,
> >
> > My ship table shows this vessel to be the Elegant Ace too.  There does
> not
> > seem to be an Emerald Ace.  I am sendind this to francis so that he can
> > verify this.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Melanie Hamilton [mailto:melanie.hamilton@noaa.gov]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 9:41 AM
> > To: Paul Chinn
> > Subject: Emerald Ace or Elegant Ace for callsign ZGAG
> >
> > Paul,
> >   We received 115 XBT files last week with the name as Emerald Ace.
> > I searched the following sites for names of ships by callsign, and the
> > information
> > returned was that the name is ELEGANT ACE.
> >
> > Mel
> >
> > Sample file:
> >  SEAS Version:  5.00
> >  Ship Name: Emerald Ace
> >  Call Sign: ZGAG
> >  Lloyds Number:   742384
> >  Date/Time(dd/mm/yyyy): 01/02/2012 09:33 GMT
> >  Latitude(ddd.ddd): 035.261 S
> >  Longitude(ddd.ddd): 0053.092 W
> >  Probe Type: Sippican Deep Blue
> >  Probe Code:  52
> >  Probe Serial No: -000001
> >  Recorder Type: Sippican MK-21
> >  Recorder Code:  6
> >  Bottom Depth: 9999 M
> >  GTS CRC: 606D2030
> >  SEAS ID: 522F8A62
> >
> > abalone_ >
> >
> http://www.itu.int/online/mms/mars/ship_detail.sh?lang=en&2013413&ELEGANT+ACE
> >
> > Particulars - Ship Name: ELEGANT ACE
> > Administration  :       United Kingdom
> > Geo. Area       :       Cayman Islands
> >
> > Ship Name       :       ELEGANT ACE
> > Call Sign       :       ZGAG
> > Selcal No.(s)   :
> > MMSI    :       319015800
> >
> > http://www.e-ships.net/index/E3.shtml
> > #       IMO     Ship Name       Call Sign       Ship Type       DWT
> DOB
> > #   Flag
> > 1383    9561265 ELEGANT ACE     ZGAG            Vehicle Carrier 18833
> > 2010    38
> >
