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Funded by FMRI, a team from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have been collaborating with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to overcome the challenges to securing the MGN 664 certification required for an autonomous platform to operate within territorial waters. As a result of this work, the team have secured the MCA approval for BAS to deploy the Sailbuoy Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) and demonstrate a more sustainable and affordable approach to marine monitoring.

Read the full story on the BAS website: https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/sailbuoy-ahoy-uncrewed-surface-vessel-launched-in-south-georgia/

Launching of the BAS Sailbuoy uncrewed surface vehicle off South Georgia

Photo: Carrie Gunn