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Coast Guard Ice Patrol to hold meeting in Newport

Published 07/17/2012 12:00 AM
Updated 07/17/2012 10:18 AM

Newport, R.I. — The U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol of New London hosted the 10th annual meeting of the North American Ice Service June 19-21 in Newport.

The North American Ice Service, comprised of the Canadian Ice Service, International Ice Patrol and U.S. National Ice Center, aims to provide a unified source of ice information and meet all marine ice information needs and obligations of the United States and Canadian governments. For the Ice Patrol, Cmdr. Lisa Mack, Oceanographer Dr. Donald Murphy, Oceanographer Mike Hicks, Information Technology Specialist Barbara Lis and Marine Science Technician First Class Ed Lee participated in the meeting.

 

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