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Saturday, May 25, 1957 @ 0800
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VILLE DE TAMATAVE arrived in Diego Suarez (Madagascar) from Nossi Be (Madagascar)
Arrived fromNossi Be ( is an island off the northwest coast of Madagascar) .. see the remarks below
Arrived in berthDiego Suarez (Madascar) .. in 1975 the city was renamed Antsiranana

Nosy Be (formerly Nossi-bé and Nosse Be) is an island off the northwest coast of Madagascar.

Nosy Be is Madagascar's largest and busiest tourist resort.   It has an area of 320.02 km2 (123.56 sq miles), and its population was 109,465 according to the provisional results of the 2018 Census.

Nosy Be means "big island" in the Malagasy language.   The island was called Assada during the early colonial era of the 17th century.    Nosy Be has been given several nicknames over the centuries, including "Nosy Manitra" (the scented island).

The island, indeed Madascar itself, had been colonised by France from 1840 and in 1960 the country gained independence from France.   The official languages are Malagasy and French.