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Sea Machines Robotics is set to implement their SM300 autonomous control-and-command system on what will become the first autonomous U.S.-Flag harbor tug. Made by Foss Maritime, the Rachael Allen tugboat has recently been constructed and will be unveiled by the end of this month. 1 photo
When it’s delivered, Rachael Allen will probably look like a regular harbor tug with a 90-ton bollard pull. But, what’s special about the Seattle-based company’s new boat is that it will feature an autonomous system, making it a premiere for the tug industry. It’s also a premiere for Sea Machines, who is installing the SM300 on a boat that’s over 5,000 hp, for the first time.
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Foss Maritime, founded in 1889, a maritime transportation and logistics provider based in Seattle has selected the SM300 autonomous command and control system from Boston based Sea Machines, a developer of such technology and established only since 2015, for use aboard its tugboat