Offshore wind farms and other offshore structures could soon be protected by Autonomous Guard Vessels (AGV). A consortium of maritime companies has just released a concept design that exploits technology available today to deliver an autonomous vessel that is smaller and lighter than most current guard vessels used to protect offshore operations.
The AGV concept stems from a project group facilitated by LISA, an on-line community for maritime professionals. The project group resulted in a...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/consortium-develops-autonomous-guard-vessel-concept/