Autonomous vessels

[Black Diamond]

Those clever chaps at SEA-KIT in Tollesbury have been messing around in the river the last couple of days, sea-trialling another of their autonomous vessels. I haven't been able to row out to get pictures, but did see their Mark 1 vessel up on stands in Tollesbury marina a few weeks back, having some problems with the screws sorted out. I think this is the vessel that did that ground-breaking 22 day surveying trip a couple of years ago, mapping the continental shelf, controlled by marine drone pilots sitting in a shed on Woodup Rd.

Uncrewed Surface Vessel Design Build | SEA-KIT | Tollesbury

 

[Tomahawk]

Why does it have what looks like an open aft deck for human access?

 

[LONG_KEELER]

I wonder if it has to fly an ensign , or on the shed ?

 

[PeterWright]

Just trying to figure out why an unscrewed surface vessel is having problems with the screws

 

[Capt Popeye]

Why does it have what looks like an open aft deck for human access?

I wonder if it has to fly an ensign , or on the shed ?

Just trying to figure out why an unscrewed surface vessel is having problems with the screws

Oh dear them Colregs then ? how does a semi submersible cope with them ?

More to the point, how do we cope with them ?

Guess that it has the accepted Anchor ready to deploy ?

So would guess that a 'Bubble' is ok then ?

 

[Black Diamond]

That’s a blinking good question, Captain, no sign of anchor, winch or hawse pipe, or, I suppose, a hawsepiper to operate it.

 

[Black Diamond]

Hi Peter, I suspect the unscrewed vessel is the Mark 2, as this one has two whoppers, that are currently dismantled (thus the hollow skegs). I suspect they are universal, as the vessel is apparently able to remain on station regardless of wind or waves, even with only a thruster up the sharp end.

 

[PeterWright]

Hi Peter, I suspect the unscrewed vessel is the Mark 2, as this one has two whoppers, that are currently dismantled (thus the hollow skegs). I suspect they are universal, as the vessel is apparently able to remain on station regardless of wind or waves, even with only a thruster up the sharp end.

You may well be right but, in that case, what do the letters USV stand for in her name USV Maxlimer? I have to say, I have never heard of an "Unscrewed vessel" or the acronym USV before this thread, so I'm really trying to learn from point zero.

Peter.

 

[Gargleblaster]

USV - Unmanned Surface Vessel.

 

[LittleSister]

I wish to object to the misnomer 'autonomous'.