What's the name ????

[henrycourt]

Seen in the SW lane of the English Channel this afternoon approx 1349hrs local AMTERN Imo: 8908088, all available screens show this new name.  I can find no reference as to when name changed from AMERICAN TERN, can anybody please enlighten me ? 

[Andreas Spörri]

The Name is AMerican TERN ...so i think that AMTERN ist a short-name for AMerican TERM,
like the QE2 ...

Regards from Switzerland
Andreas

[henrycourt]

Thanks for tht Andreas, I cannot understand why AIS LIVE and all other AIS feeds are calling this ship AMTERN ?

[Andreas Spörri]

In the AIS you can see exact that, what on board of the ship is put-in in the system.
So when on board destination is put-in "WHERE BEER IS COLD", so everyone kann see dat in the AIS.  

Regards
Andreas

[Andreas Spörri]

When you see the "Seafeance Nord pas de Calais", there is not the full name in the AIS,
there ist "Seafrance NPC".