Unmanned ship development

[Seajet]

This might make crossing the Channel interesting !

From ' G-Captain ';

http://gcaptain.com/rolls-royce-and...tm_campaign=0&utm_content=261222#.VZbF7mcXJIE

 

[prv]

Ah, as sung about by the Fishermen's Friends

Floating computer dressed up like a ship,
Skippered and crewed by a micro chip.
Soon they'll be sailing by remote control,
And that'll be pleasing to the owner's soul.
They'll send their ships from dock to dock,
While sat upon their arse in an office block.

(I don't think they originally wrote the song, but they're the ones I heard perform it.)

Pete

 

[Seajet]

On remote loudspeaker via an office in Chelmsford;

" Terribly sorry about that and hope your boat wasn't too valuable, we'd have loved to alter course a few degrees but we're running Windows 8 at the moment ".

 

[alan_d]

Presumably if these were ever allowed to put to sea their watchkeeping capability would have to match the best human equivalent, they would not be subject to alcohol intoxication or fatigue or be prone to show off to impress the opposite sex, and they would be programmed to follow Colregs. What's not to like?

 

[Seven Spades]

If I shine a light on my sails will it recognise me and obey the coleges?

 

[Twister_Ken]

"This is the AutoShip call centre. We're sorry your ship is heading for Valparaiso and not Tilbury. Please try pressing CTR-ALT-DEL."