Once deployed, the platform is expected to boost the safeguarding of the UK waters from unforeseen threats of mines while at sea, operating uncrewed systems that’ll help keep the personnel at an adequate safe distance.
Based at His Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) in Clyde, the 96.8-meter vessel – equals the length of two Olympic pools – will work with advanced, autonomous mine-hunting systems operated by the Royal Navy out of Faslane under Project Wilton.
Purchased from Island Offshore, the vessel –...