EQUAIANT III (February-March 1964) 



EQUAIANT III was proposed in July 1963 by members of the Inter- 

 national Coordination Group (ICG) for the International Cooperative 

 Investigations of the Tropical Atlantic and subsequently approved 

 by the Bureau and Consultative Committee of the IOC. Direct 

 current measurements, accompanied by classifical oceanographic 

 and marine biological observations were made in an area from 10°N 

 to 10°S latitudes, and 30°¥ longitude east to the coast of Africa. 

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Eight vessels from six nations participated in EQUAIANT III: 



Congo (Brazzaville) - OBANGO 



Ghana - SAKUMO 



Republic of Ivory Coast - REINE POKOU 



Spain - MALASPINA 



USA - GERONIMO (BCF)j PILLSBURY (Miami) 



USSR - MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV; ZVEZDA 

 During all three phases of the International Cooperative 

 Investigations of the Tropical Atlantic, scientists from the 

 international oceanographic community were invited to participate. 

 Scientists from Germany, England and Venezuela as well as from 

 various federal, university and private organizations worked 

 from several of the above mentioned vessels. 



