NATIONAL REPORT FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - 1999

In 1999 the United States Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Center - Ship of Opportunity Program collected approximately the following number of observations:

88,000 - Meteorological (BBXX) observations from 260 vessels. (Fig. 1 & 2)

13,600 - Expendable bathythermograph (JJYY) observations from 55 vessels. (Fig. 3)

56,900 - Thermosalinograph (NNXX) observations from 17 French and U.S. vessels. (Fig.4)

630,000 - Sea surface temperature observations from 400 Drifting Buoys.

365 - Cond. Temperature Depth (CTD) and XCTD (KKXX) observations from 6 vessels. (Fig.5)

The United States occupied the following routes in 1999:

Atlantic Ocean:

AX-02	Newfoundland to Iceland

AX-04	New York to Gibraltar/Lisbon

AX-07	Gulf of Mexico to Gibraltar (High Density - 4 times/year)

AX-08	New York to Cape of Good Hope

AX-10	New York to Trinidad/Caracas (Puerto Rico) (High Density - 4 times/year)

AX-29	New York to Brazil

AX-32	New York to Bermuda

AX-33	Boston to Halifax/Nova Scotia

Indian Ocean:

IX-06	Malacca Strait to Mauritius/La Reunion

IX-07	Cape of Good Hope to Persian Gulf

IX-21	Cape of Good Hope to Mauritius

Pacific Ocean:

PX-01	Seattle to Indonesia (aka PX-85)

PX-08	Auckland to Panama

PX-09	Hawaii to Fiji/Auckland

PX-10	Hawaii to Guam/Saipan

PX-13	New Zealand to California

PX-18	Tahiti to California (Frequently sampled - 18 times/year)

PX-21	California to Chile

PX-25	Chile to Japan

PX-26	TRANSPAC

PX-37	Hawaii to California

PX-38	Hawaii to Alaska

PX-40	Hawaii to Japan

PX-44	Taiwan to Guam

PX-81	Honolulu to Chile

NOAA also provided the following number of XBT probes to our international colleagues to support XBT networks in the western tropical Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.

Noumea	3240 probes

Brest	1944 probes

Australia	648 probes

Additionally, through coordination (South Africa, Australia, and the U.S. Coast Guard) we sampled the southern ocean to Antarctica. See Table 1 for detailed description of XBT 's collected by route and ship.

The United States will occupy the following routes in 2000:

Atlantic Ocean:

AX-04	New York to Gibralter

AX-07	Gulf of Mexico to Gibraltar

AX-08	New York to Cape of Good Hope

AX-10	New York to Trinidad/Caracas (Puerto Rico)

AX-29	New York to Brazil

AX-32	New York to Bermuda

Indian Ocean:

IX-07	Cape of Good Hope to Persian Gulf

Pacific Ocean:

PX-01	Seattle to Indonesia (aka PX-85)

PX-08	Auckland to Panama

PX-09	Hawaii to Fiji/Auckland

PX-10	Hawaii to Guam/Saipan

PX-13	New Zealand to California

PX-18	Tahiti to California (Frequently sampled - 18 times/year)

PX-21	California to Chile

PX-25	Chile to Japan

PX-37	Hawaii to California

PX-38	Hawaii to Alaska

PX-40	Hawaii to Japan

PX-44	Taiwan to Guam

PX-81	Honolulu to Chile

This reduction in line support is primarily due to a 50% increase in the price of XBT probes with no commensurate increase to our operational budget. Note, that NOAA will only be able to support 50% of our previous international contribution of probes which will reduce to 0% next year. We expect, with present funding levels, by 2003 to have less than 10,000 probes available to support the existing XBT network.

NOAA recognizes that this reduction in XBT probe support will cause a significant impact on our international colleagues as well as sampling in the higher latitudes. We continue to seek additional funding to support the larger global network.

SEAS software development - SEAS 2000

The GOOS Center has begun a new re-write of the existing DOS based shipboard software (SEAS IV). The new software (SEAS 2000) will be Windows based and modular formatted shipboard software package that will utilize, when appropriate, Shipboard Computer Systems (SCS, on the NOAA fleet), automated sensor (AUTOIMET) packages and/or manual entry. The data will be transmitted in Binary file format via Inmarsat Standard C and decoded in a shore based "black box" and distributed to the appropriate data users. The software will include the capability to collect, automatically quality control, format, store, archive and transmit the following parameters: Met Reports - BBXX, Bathy Reports - JJYY/JJVV, Tesac Reports - KKXX/KKYY, and Trackob Reports - NNXX.

We are presently in the beta testing mode for the Met Reports (BBXX) and are hopeful of having the complete SEAS 2000 software operational this year or early next year.

The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Center

This past year the GOOS Center was organized into a functional operational center by accomplishing the following:

-Merging of the Voluntary Observing Ship, Global Drifting Buoy and Expendable Bathythermograph Programs into a single cohesive function.

- Began development of automated quality control procedures with the U.S. National Center for Environmental Prediction for Profiling Float and Expendable Bathythermograph data prior to distribution on the GTS.

- Began development of an Ocean System Implementation Plan for NOAA.

- Performed evaluation of the Expendable Bathythermograph Network.

- Established Task Order Contract for the long term purchase of Expendable Bathythermograph probes.

- Commenced re-write of the SEAS shipboard software to SEAS 2000.

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Table 1.

1999 SEAS XBT COUNTS BY ROUTE

AS OF 00/02/26

ATLANTIC:

ROUTE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOT

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ROUTE A02 NEWFOUNDLAND to ICELAND Probes/YEAR 200 Probes/MONTH 17

GODAFOSS 40 17 7 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99

HANSEWALL 28 25 33 29 33 32 26 23 36 38 11 21 335

SELFOSS 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 46 7 44 3 0 123

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ROUTE TOTAL 68 42 40 64 33 32 49 69 43 82 14 21 557

ROUTE A04 NEW YORK to GIBRALTAR/LISBON Probes/YEAR 440 Probes/MONTH 37

ENDEAVOR 0 33 31 5 2 0 4 14 18 26 9 10 152

ENDURANCE 10 8 50 27 27 8 4 15 22 4 0 4 179

ENTERPRISE 33 29 60 29 36 36 48 11 25 32 0 7 346

MELBOURNE STAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 0 0 41

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ROUTE TOTAL 43 70 141 61 65 44 56 40 87 81 9 21 718

ROUTE A07 GULF OF MEXICO to GIBRALTAR Probes/YEAR 520 Probes/MONTH 43

MORELOS 33 39 199 37 161 66 32 228 0 0 0 0 795

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ROUTE TOTAL 33 39 199 37 161 66 32 228 0 0 0 0 795

ROUTE A08 NEW YORK to CAPE OF GOOD HOP Probes/YEAR 960 Probes/MON 80

KAZIMAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3

NOLIZWE 44 9 59 3 32 18 30 32 2 46 0 15 290

NOMZI 46 37 2 46 44 4 47 0 32 18 48 10 334

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ROUTE TOTAL 90 46 61 49 76 22 77 34 34 64 49 25 627

ROUTE A10 NEW YORK to TRINIDAD/CARACAS Probes/YEAR 200 Probes/MONTH 17

COLUMBUS AMERIC 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

SEA-LAND CRUSAD 91 9 21 102 0 25 0 94 25 0 0 0 367

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ROUTE TOTAL 91 15 21 102 0 25 0 94 25 0 0 0 373

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ROUTE A19 CAPE HORN to CAPE OF GOOD HOP Probes/YEAR 480 Probes/MONTH 40

S. A. AGULHAS 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40

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ROUTE TOTAL 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40

ROUTE A20 FRENCH GUYANA to EUROPE Probes/YEAR 440 Probes/MONTH 37

SAGA SPRAY 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

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ROUTE TOTAL 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

ROUTE A22 ARGENTINA to ANTARCTICA Probes/YEAR 120 Probes/MONTH 10

S. A. AGULHAS 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22

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ROUTE TOTAL 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22

ROUTE A25 CAPE OF GOOD HOP to ANTARC . Probes/YEAR 216 Probes/MONTH 18

S. A. AGULHAS 0 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34

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ROUTE TOTAL 0 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34

ROUTE A32 NEW YORK to BERMUDA Probes/YEAR 144 Probes/MONTH 12

OLEANDER 22 17 18 30 17 22 15 21 0 17 23 18 220

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ROUTE TOTAL 22 17 18 30 17 22 15 21 0 17 23 18 220

ROUTE A33 BOSTON to HALIFAX/NOVA SCO Probes/YEAR 144 Probes/MONTH 12

GODAFOSS 8 8 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31

SELFOSS 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 7 7 11 2 6 48

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ROUTE TOTAL 8 8 6 9 0 9 6 7 7 11 2 6 79

ROUTE A99 SOUTH. OCEAN to SOUTH. OCEAN Probes/YEAR Probes/MONTH

JOIDES RESOLUTI 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

S. A. AGULHAS 0 12 0 34 16 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 88

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ROUTE TOTAL 9 15 0 34 16 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 100

INDIAN:

ROUTE I06 MAURITIUS to MALACCA ST. Probes/YEAR 340 Probes/MONTH 28

NOMZI 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25

S. A. ORANJE 20 18 18 33 11 23 24 25 24 25 0 0 221

S. A. VAAL 21 19 0 0 18 0 4 0 0 0 12 26 100

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ROUTE TOTAL 62 41 18 33 29 23 28 25 24 25 12 26 346

ROUTE I07 C. OF GOOD HOPE to PERSIAN G. Probes/YEAR 480 Probes/MONTH 40

AL AWDAH 0 27 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57

AL SAMIDOON 0 0 10 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34

KAZIMAH 17 6 0 36 0 37 0 23 0 17 2 5 143

OLIVEBANK 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

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ROUTE TOTAL 25 33 10 90 0 37 0 23 0 17 2 5 242

ROUTE I21 C. OF GOOD HOPE to MAURITIUS Probes/YEAR 300 Probes/MONTH 25

AL AWDAH 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

KAZIMAH 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 12

NOMZI 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

S. A. ORANJE 0 25 0 30 0 12 19 19 8 13 0 0 126

S. A. VAAL 5 8 8 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 16 45

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ROUTE TOTAL 5 56 8 35 4 14 23 19 8 13 5 16 206

PACIFIC:

ROUTE P06 SUVA (FIJI) to AUCKLAND Probes/YEAR 160 Probes/MONTH 13

ARGENTINA STAR 5 9 19 7 0 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 53

COLUMBUS COROMA 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 9 14 0 20 12 76

COLUMBUS FLORID 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 19 2 1 9 7 50

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ROUTE TOTAL 6 9 19 7 0 33 5 28 16 9 29 19 180

ROUTE P08 AUCKLAND to PANAMA Probes/YEAR 700 Probes/MONTH 58

AMERICA STAR 62 11 3 0 0 59 51 0 0 58 1 23 268

COLUMBUS AMERIC 44 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94

COLUMBUS CALIFO 0 0 6 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63

MELBOURNE STAR 0 0 0 0 55 63 40 39 25 0 0 0 222

QUEENSLAND STAR 60 0 7 51 62 57 50 31 28 0 0 0 346

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ROUTE TOTAL 166 61 16 108 117 179 141 70 53 58 1 23 993

ROUTE P09 HAWAII to FIJI/AUCKLAND Probes/YEAR 440 Probes/MONTH 37

ARGENTINA STAR 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 44

COLUMBUS COROMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 23

COLUMBUS FLORID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 20 42

NORDCLIFF 17 0 18 1 16 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 103

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ROUTE TOTAL 39 0 18 1 16 51 22 45 0 0 0 20 212

ROUTE P10 HAWAII to GUAM/SAIPAN Probes/YEAR 440 Probes/MONTH 37

SEA-LAND ENTERP 51 19 8 20 27 9 26 12 7 22 5 19 225

SEA-LAND NAVIGA 17 21 13 0 0 4 27 24 14 16 33 20 189

SEA-LAND PACIFI 0 0 0 11 0 24 20 24 5 13 22 23 142

SEA-LAND TRADER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 27 20 1 68

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ROUTE TOTAL 68 40 21 31 27 37 73 72 34 78 80 63 624

ROUTE P12 TAHITI to NOUMEA Probes/YEAR 370 Probes/MONTH 31

ARGENTINA STAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 14

COLUMBUS COROMA 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 16 1 0 31

NORDCLIFF 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 12

POLYNESIA 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

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ROUTE TOTAL 13 0 2 0 0 24 0 2 0 30 1 0 72

ROUTE P13 NEW ZEALAND to CALIFORNIA Probes/YEAR 770 Probes/MONTH 64

ARGENTINA STAR 0 0 0 12 39 54 0 48 0 0 57 0 210

COLUMBUS CALIFO 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76

COLUMBUS COROMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 47

ROSSEL CURRENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 9 52 54 32 182

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ROUTE TOTAL 38 38 0 12 39 54 64 66 9 52 111 32 515

ROUTE P18 TAHITI to CALIFORNIA Probes/YEAR 440 Probes/MONTH 37

ARGENTINA STAR 0 15 17 0 0 27 0 0 0 10 16 35 120

COLUMBUS COROMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 1 60 0 0 92

COLUMBUS FLORID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 32

NORDCLIFF 13 33 0 27 33 0 36 38 16 19 29 31 275

POLYNESIA 0 10 24 36 36 37 19 15 10 44 38 39 308

VAIMAMA 47 35 35 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150

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ROUTE TOTAL 60 93 76 63 102 64 86 53 27 165 83 105 977

ROUTE P21 CALIFORNIA to CHILE Probes/YEAR 620 Probes/MON 52

ALBERNI DAWN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

PERU STAR 26 19 36 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101

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ROUTE TOTAL 29 19 36 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104

ROUTE P25 VALPARAISO to JAPAN/KOREA Probes/YEAR 1,320 Probes/MONTH 110

NACRE 5 0 80 34 31 80 0 77 34 2 16 29 388

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ROUTE TOTAL 5 0 80 34 31 80 0 77 34 2 16 29 388

ROUTE P26 TRANSPAC to TRANSPAC Probes/YEAR 2,000 Probes/MONTH 168

RUBY INDAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 90 63 10 187

SAGA SPRAY 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 15

SEA-LAND DEFEND 2 20 9 2 24 11 13 0 10 1 17 25 134

SEA-LAND DEVELO 0 0 0 1 10 6 7 0 2 0 0 26 52

SEA-LAND ENTERP 39 23 18 26 15 19 3 19 17 27 21 3 230

SEA-LAND EXPRES 0 0 3 18 14 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 47

SEA-LAND NAVIGA 5 7 32 33 0 9 45 25 14 19 19 18 226

SEA-LAND PACIFI 4 7 0 25 0 10 29 25 8 30 29 32 199

SEA-LAND TRADER 9 0 0 0 19 12 22 13 10 23 13 24 145

SEABOARD SYRENA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

SKAUBOARD 30 3 34 0 0 6 1 1 34 31 39 31 210

SKAUBRYN 36 10 31 8 38 8 53 17 87 35 62 0 385

SKAUGRAN 0 0 12 45 28 3 3 13 11 7 1 2 125

TAI HE 1 19 15 15 18 18 0 26 0 11 22 28 173

WESTWOOD BELIND 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 12 1 3 42 31 101

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ROUTE TOTAL 127 89 154 173 169 111 188 152 218 288 329 232 2230

ROUTE P28 TAHITI to SYDNEY/AUCKLAND Probes/YEAR 240 Probes/MONTH 20

ARGENTINA STAR 0 19 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 51

COLUMBUS COROMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 18

COLUMBUS FLORID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 17

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ROUTE TOTAL 0 19 0 0 14 0 0 0 18 17 0 18 86

ROUTE P30 BRIS./SYDNEY to NOUMEA/FIJI Probes/YEAR 240 Probes/MONTH 20

ROSSEL CURRENT 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

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ROUTE TOTAL 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

ROUTE P31 CALIFORNIA to NOUMEA/ SUVA Probes/YEAR 880 Probes/MON 73

ARGENTINA STAR 42 0 54 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 138

COLUMBUS CALIFO 1 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34

COLUMBUS COROMA 0 0 0 0 35 21 0 0 37 0 29 55 177

COLUMBUS FLORID 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 7 65 0 36 0 148

NORDCLIFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 1 0 9 9 52

ROSSEL CURRENT 3 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20

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ROUTE TOTAL 46 37 67 32 35 61 0 40 103 0 74 74 569

ROUTE P37 HAWAII to CALIFORNIA Probes/YEAR 250 Probes/MONTH 21

ARGENTINA STAR 19 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 32

COLUMBUS COROMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 18

COLUMBUS FLORID 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 0 0 0 17 36

SEA-LAND DEFEND 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5

SEA-LAND ENTERP 44 0 0 7 9 10 16 7 6 21 10 0 130

SEA-LAND NAVIGA 12 8 2 0 3 0 11 17 0 15 12 16 96

SEA-LAND PACIFI 0 0 0 9 0 9 9 16 12 18 0 13 86

SEA-LAND TRADER 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 7 12 9 1 41

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ROUTE TOTAL 75 10 2 16 14 19 77 61 25 66 31 48 444

ROUTE P38 HAWAII to ALASKA Probes/YEAR 320 Probes/MONTH 27

CHEVRON MISSISS 13 1 45 50 49 15 0 47 25 51 40 0 336

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ROUTE TOTAL 13 1 45 50 49 15 0 47 25 51 40 0 336

ROUTE P39 HAWAII to SEATTLE/ VANCOUVE Probes/YEAR 320 Probes/MONTH 27

NORDCLIFF 2 0 0 0 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 18

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ROUTE TOTAL 2 0 0 0 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 18

ROUTE P40 HAWAII to JAPAN Probes/YEAR 450 Probes/MONTH 38

NACRE 0 0 0 23 0 9 36 0 0 0 0 0 68

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ROUTE TOTAL 0 0 0 23 0 9 36 0 0 0 0 0 68

ROUTE P44 TAIWAN to GUAM Probes/YEAR 160 Probes/MONTH 13

SEA-LAND ENTERP 31 0 5 8 15 3 9 9 3 1 14 9 107

SEA-LAND NAVIGA 6 7 0 3 0 0 11 16 8 7 1 8 67

SEA-LAND PACIFI 0 0 0 5 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 0 37

SEA-LAND TRADER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 9 0 27

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ROUTE TOTAL 37 7 5 16 15 11 26 30 24 24 26 17 238

ROUTE P50 VALPARAISO to AUCKLAND Probes/YEAR 720 Probes/MONTH 60

LYDIA OLDENDORF 0 0 0 0 0 51 18 0 0 49 5 0 123

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ROUTE TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 51 18 0 0 49 5 0 123

ROUTE P81 HONOLULU to CORONEL (CHILE) Probes/YEAR 800 Probes/MONTH 67

NACRE 0 109 0 8 58 0 46 0 0 0 77 0 298

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ROUTE TOTAL 0 109 0 8 58 0 46 0 0 0 77 0 298

ROUTE P83 MELBOURNE to AUCKLAND Probes/YEAR 200 Probes/MONTH 17

AMERICA STAR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

COLUMBUS CALIFO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

COLUMBUS FLORID 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

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ROUTE TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

ROUTE P85 VAN to INDO. Probes/YEAR 860 Probes/MONTH 72

EMERALD INDAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 58 59

RUBY INDAH 0 0 0 0 63 50 75 0 0 4 0 0 192

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ROUTE TOTAL 0 0 0 0 63 50 75 0 0 4 1 58 251

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1999 TOTAL 1186 1018 1095 1161 1170 1180 1153 1372 895 1272 1152 922 13576