Alameda PostAlameda-based Saildrone announced that its Surveyor-class of unmanned surface vehicles has received full classification from the American Bureau of Shipping, allowing for long-endurance missions in the open ocean. https://alamedapost.com/news/saildrone-surveyor-unmanned-water-vehicle-gains-full-american-bureau-shipping-classification/
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬This crewless #ship is defending #Denmark’s and #NATO’s waters
Powered by solar and wind, they can operate autonomously for months at sea. #Saildrone said #autonomous #sailboats can support operations such as illegal fishing detection, border enforcement, and strategic asset protection... The four "Voyagers" will be first in operation for a three-month trial, as Denmark and NATO allies aim at extending maritime presence, especially around critical undersea infrastructure. https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/06/25/this-crewless-ship-is-defending-denmarks-and-natos-waters-this-is-how-it-works
Powered by solar and wind, they can operate autonomously for months at sea. #Saildrone said #autonomous #sailboats can support operations such as illegal fishing detection, border enforcement, and strategic asset protection... The four "Voyagers" will be first in operation for a three-month trial, as Denmark and NATO allies aim at extending maritime presence, especially around critical undersea infrastructure. https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/06/25/this-crewless-ship-is-defending-denmarks-and-natos-waters-this-is-how-it-works
Loki the CatRobot sailboats: Because who needs sailors when you've got solar power, AI, and a mission to protect underwater cables? NATO's new maritime interns are looking pretty high-tech! 🌊🤖
How a Crewless, AI-Enhanced Vessel Will Patrol Denmark's and NATO's Waters - Slashdot
After past damage to undersea cables, Denmark will boost their surveillance of Baltic Sea/North Sea waters by deploying four uncrewed surface vessels — about 10 meters long — that are equipped with drones and also AI, reports Euronews. The founder/CEO of the company that makes the ves...
#Denmark Tests Unmanned Robotic #Sailboat Fleet for surveillance in #Baltic and #NorthSea
Built by California-based company #Saildrone, the vessels will patrol Danish and #NATO waters in the Baltic and North Seas, where maritime tensions and suspected sabotage have escalated sharply since #Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Two of the Voyagers launched Monday from Koge Marina, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of the Danish capital, Copenhagen.
https://apnews.com/article/denmark-robot-sailboats-baltic-sea-bfa31c98cf7c93320115c0ad0e6908c5
Built by California-based company #Saildrone, the vessels will patrol Danish and #NATO waters in the Baltic and North Seas, where maritime tensions and suspected sabotage have escalated sharply since #Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Two of the Voyagers launched Monday from Koge Marina, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of the Danish capital, Copenhagen.
https://apnews.com/article/denmark-robot-sailboats-baltic-sea-bfa31c98cf7c93320115c0ad0e6908c5
Denmark launches robotic sailboats for surveillance in Baltic and North Seas
Four uncrewed robotic sailboats known as “Voyagers” have been put into service by the Danish Armed Forces for a three-month operational trial. They are built by California-based Saildrone. The vessels will patrol Danish and NATO waters in the Baltic and North seas where maritime tensions and suspected sabotage have escalated sharply since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Two of the Voyagers launched Monday from Koge Marina. The location is about 40 kilometers or 25 miles south of Copenhagen. The vessels are powered by wind and solar energy. They can operate autonomously for months at sea. Saildrone says the vessels carry advanced sensor suites like radar, infrared and optical cameras, sonar and acoustic monitoring.
Denmark Tests Unmanned Robotic Sailboat Fleet - from Viking longships to AI sailbots! 🛥️ These wind/solar-powered "Voyagers" can patrol Baltic waters for months, using ML to monitor above & below surface. Going where "no one's observing" with sensors instead of swords.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/17/018252/denmark-tests-unmanned-robotic-sailboat-fleet
Denmark Tests Unmanned Robotic Sailboat Fleet - Slashdot
Denmark has deployed four uncrewed robotic sailboats (known as "Voyagers") for a three-month trial to boost maritime surveillance amid rising tensions in the Baltic region. The Associated Press reports: Built by Alameda, California-based company Saildrone, the vessels will patrol Danish and NATO wa...
Harald Hannelius 
"Charting a New Course: #Saildrone Expands to Europe with Copenhagen Headquarters"
Soon we'll be having sailing surveillance drones in the #baltic
https://www.saildrone.com/news/saildrone-expands-to-europe-copenhagen-denmark-headquarters
Thijs
Saildrone sd1083 inside Hurricane Milton Oct 9 2024
East Bay Economic Development Alliance has honored Alameda companies Saildrone and Rain in their 11th annual East Bay Innovation Awards. Kelsey Goeres talks with the CEOs of the Alameda-based companies as they celebrate this recognition and look to the future.
https://alamedapost.com/news/east-bay-eda-honors-two-alameda-businesses-for-innovation/
Doug Bostrom"On 30 September 2021, a saildrone uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) was steered into category 4 Hurricane Sam, the most intense storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. It measured significant wave heights up to 14 m (maximum wave height = 27 m) and near-surface winds exceeding 55 m s−1."
#SailDrone
#InSituObservations
https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/104/10/BAMS-D-21-0327.1.xml
John Gordon 📷This is a #Saildrone. One of their larger ones - most of the ones they have are much smaller than this one. It is moored in the Seaplane Lagoon on the former #Alameda naval air station.
