ProMare Makes Attempt To Cross Atlantic with Mayflower Autonomous Ship

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  • Mayflower Autonomous Ship – transatlantic mission overview
  • The mission was halted after three days due to a glitch with the ship’s hybrid propulsion system

ProMare to cross the Atlantic with the crewless Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS400) says an article on Market Screener.

Mission halted

marine research non-profit ProMare made an attempt to cross the Atlantic with the crewless Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS400). The mission was halted after three days due to a glitch with the ship’s hybrid propulsion system prompting a decision to return to base. MAS400 is currently in dry dock in Turnchapel Wharf, Plymouth, UK, while ProMare’s team performs repairs and improvements.

Following a thorough assessment of the ship over the past few weeks, ProMare has provided the following overview of the mission:

Mission overview

Over the course of three days, MAS400 cruised at an average speed of 7 knots covering a distance of 450 nautical miles in a west-southwest direction. During this time the ship performed well and demonstrated its ability to handle ocean conditions.

The team was able to successfully monitor the operation of Mayflower and the supporting software. Based on IBM Automation software, the AI Captain demonstrated its ability to correctly assess the current environment, identify and avoid hazards and maintain situational awareness using the ship’s edge computing capabilities. Significantly, the distributed nature of the software allowed hotfix updates to address the shifting needs of the control software during the recovery effort.

Live streaming

The ship’s science experiments and live streaming of video and data from the ship all performed well for the time they were operational. Running on the IBM Cloud, the MAS400.com web portal displayed live video and data to over 40 thousand followers during the days of the Atlantic crossing attempt.

‘Despite the setback, we’ve learned a lot and we’re more encouraged than ever that the Mayflower will safely navigate the world’s oceans in the near future,’ said Brett Phaneuf, Director of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship Project.

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Source: Market Screener

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