First autonomous ship prepares for maiden ocean voyage
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30 Apr 2021 at 13:45
The Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran during sea trials in Plymouth this week.
PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom: The "Mayflower 400" - the world's first intelligent ship - bobs gently in a light swell as it stops its engines in Plymouth Sound, off England's southwest coast, before self-activating a hydrophone designed to listen to whales.
The 15-metre trimaran, which weighs nine tonnes and navigates with complete autonomy, is preparing for a transatlantic voyage.
On its journey the vessel, covered in solar panels, will study marine pollution and analyse plastic in the water, as well as track aquatic mammals.