The UNOLS Fleet Improvement Committee submitted a short letter to EOS to alert the oceanographic community to an impending crisis in the academic research fleet. In the past decade we witnessed a remarkable rebuilding of the global and expeditionary ships (Betzer, 1995). We are now facing the fact that many ships in the UNOLS fleet, especially those in the intermediate/regional size class, are reaching the end of their useful life. For additional documentation on this important topic, please click on the title below:

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