Mr Spithout added: “Without a crew on board, who is there for pirates to hijack?” Inmarsat has signed up to research project to investigate how to build a system to support autonomous vessels that can also be controlled from the shore manually when needed. The company is working with researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and other partners on an initiative called Autonomous Ship for Maritime Safety (ASM).http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bri@@ Inmarsat last month launched its third Global Xpres satellite, which will provide high speed broadband connection to cover 'blackspots' around the world's seas, meaning drone ships could be in constant contact with human operators in real time.
Inmarsat has signed up to research project to investigate how to build a system to support autonomous vessels that can also be controlled from the shore manually when needed. The company is working with researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and other partners on an initiative called Autonomous Ship for Maritime Safety (ASM).http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bri@@ Inmarsat last month launched its third Global Xpres satellite, which will provide high speed broadband connection to cover 'blackspots' around the world's seas, meaning drone ships could be in constant contact with human operators in real time.