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English: RV 'Prince Madog' in Belfast Lough. After 877875, the RV 'Prince Madog' in a very misty Belfast Lough heading towards the Isle of Man to continue her survey work.

Normally seen off Welsh waters, the state-of-the-art purpose built research vessel was commissioned by Bangor University (Wales) and is managed and operated by VT Group. For other Geograph images of the same ship see https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3043481 . See also http://www.sos.bangor.ac.uk/about/facilities/madog/index.php.en .

The vessel is named after the Welsh Prince Madog (Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd) who, according to folklore, discovered America in 1170 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Madog .
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Author Ross
Camera location54° 39′ 56″ N, 5° 40′ 31″ W  Heading=22° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location54° 40′ 05″ N, 5° 40′ 21″ W  Heading=22° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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10 July 2008

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