The Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran pictured during a sea trial in Plymouth, south west England. The 50-foot (15-metre) trimaran, which weighs 9 tons and navigates with complete autonomy, is preparing for a trans-Atlantic voyage. — AFP
PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom: The “Mayflower 400” – the world’s first intelligent ship – bobs gently in a light swell as it stops its engines in Plymouth Sound, off England’s southwest coast, before self-activating a hydrophone designed to listen to whales.
The 50-foot (15-metre) trimaran, which weighs nine tonnes and navigates with complete autonomy, is preparing for a transatlantic voyage.
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The Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran pictured during a sea trial in Plymouth, south west England. The 50-foot (15-metre) trimaran, which weighs 9 tons and navigates with complete autonomy, is preparing for a trans-Atlantic voyage. — AFP
Lickorish, a specialist in emerging technologies at IBM, one of the partners on the project, said the unmanned craft provided an advantage in the 'unforgiving environment'. — AFP
Phaneuf, co-founder of the charity ProMare and the mastermind behind the Mayflower project, said the ocean exerts 'the most powerful force' on the global climate. — AFP
Jenking-Rees, a 21-year-old student engineer, checked the ship’s engines before it headed out for a sea trial. — AFP
Jenking-Rees working on the Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran in preparation for the ship's trans-Atlantic voyage. — AFP
The 'Mayflower 400' autonomous ship is scheduled to embark on May 15 if weather is favourable and permission is granted by British authorities. — AFP
The Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran's planned journey to Plymouth Massachusetts – the same voyage made by pilgrims on the original 'Mayflower' in 1620 as they sought a new life in America – will take three weeks. — AFP
The Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran is seen as an engineer monitors its progress during a sea trial in Plymouth, south west England on April 27, 2021. — AFP
Members of the media look on as the Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran undergoes a sea trial in Plymouth, south west England. — AFP
Jenking-Rees works on the Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran in Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth, south west England. — AFP
Lickorish takes a photograph of the Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran during a sea trial in Plymouth. — AFP
The Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran weighs 9 tons and navigates with complete autonomy. — AFP
The Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran undergoes a sea trial in Plymouth, south west England. — AFP
Jenking-Rees ties up the Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran in Turnchapel Wharf following a sea trial in Plymouth. — AFP
Lickorish speaks to the media during a sea trial in Plymouth, south west England. The autonomous ship is scheduled to embark on May 15 if weather is favourable and permission is granted by British authorities. — AFP
Jenking-Rees catches a rope as the Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran returns to the dock in Turnchapel Wharf following a sea trial in Plymouth, south west England. — AFP
The Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran bobs gently in a light swell as it stops its engines in Plymouth Bay, southwest England, before self-activating a hydrophone designed to listen to whales. — AFP
Engineers guide the Mayflower 400 autonomous trimaran towards Turnchapel Wharf following sea trail in Plymouth, south west England. — AFP
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