New Wave Media

 

The USV capability provided by Offshore Sensing has been proven and validated at sea through a number of sea trials covering thousands of miles at sea. Testing has been conducted from the ice edge in the Arctic to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The vehicle was showcased at Oceanology 2016 and has full autonomous capability and survivability validated through extensive testing in varying conditions form flat calm to hurricane force winds.

 

This Sailbuoy USV is equipped with meteorological and oceanographic sensors needed for environmental monitoring in the Atlantic Ocean. The sensor package measures the atmospheric parameters: air temperature, air pressure, wind speed and direction, humidity and the oceanographic parameters: dissolved oxygen, water temperature, conductivity, chlorophyll, turbidity, crude oil and refined oil. 

 

“The Sailbuoy Autonomous Surface Vehicles has been developed over the course of many years to offer cost effective solutions for ocean monitoring. A great amount of effort has been used to ensure that the USV operates in severe ocean conditions for months at a time. We hope PLOCAN will be satisfied with the USV’s capabilities and look forward to hear about its missions,” said Offshore Sensing’s CEO David Peddie.

 

Offshore Sensing’s Spanish distributer Grafinta SA was responsible for the sale.