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Old 25th Sep 2021, 03:02
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India Four Two
 
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Some information about Weather Ships.
Thanks for that great link, albatross.

Ocean Station Charlie has been immortalized:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie-Gibbs_Fracture_Zone





Charlie-Gibbs Marine Protected Area (CG-MPA):

Mid Ocean Ridges across the planet | CHARLIE-GIBBS MARINE PROTECTED AREA


I was surprised to discover that the last weather ship, at Ocean Station Mike, was withdrawn in 2010:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Polarfront
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