On 18 Sep, 16:18, otnmbrd wrote:
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On 18 Sep, 15:21, Paul Cassel
wrote:
wrote:
Hi, I'm performing some research on shipping routes, and was wondering
if anyone could help? I was wondering what kind of routes, with
examples of lat,long coordinates a ship would follow it is was
following a "normal" route from Mobile, Al. to Liverpool?

Search engines your friend. A quick search revealed this:

http://sntg.com/solutions/routes/map/routes_v3.swf

A good start.

Thanks!
It does present a bit of a mystery- how can such a ship, eastbound,
wind up in the vicinity of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland?

Once answer.....weather routing

I think they would be aiming to head south owing to heavy ice warnings
at the time off Newfoundland.