First Unmanned ‘Robot’ Ship Set To Sail for Transatlantic Voyage

Capt. John

Britain’s boldest foray into robot shipping is taking shape and says autonomous vessels may offer solutions to pandemic struggles, says an article published in The Telegraph.

At the mercy of the weather

“We are at the mercy of the weather,” smiles Don Scott, standing on a slender steel hull. 

“If the sea is like glass it could take two weeks, but the north Atlantic weather is going to have a lot to say about that. It could take six.”

Ship to slip into Plymouth Sound

On Sept 16, a 15-metre-long steel...

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