Two uncrewed vessels remotely controlled from shore travelled up to 40km into the North Sea to undertake survey work for two planned offshore wind farms.
The XO-450 Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), owned and operated by XOCEAN, performed multiple nearshore and offshore cable route surveys in water depths ranging from 0m to 60m, earlier this month. Onshore support was provided by local personnel from Marine Quest.
Commenting on the project, XOCEAN CEOJ ames Ives said: “Our USV platform has demonstrated ...