Today's Western Morning News has a front page article abouta brand new piece of maritime technology that is pioneering an autonomous voyage from Plymouth, UK to Cape Cod USA.;
The voyage may take up to three weeks. The vessel is an aluminium trimaran, powered it appears by photovoltaic cells driving an electric motor, and is 15 metres in length. It was manufactured in Gdansk and shipped in four sections to Plymouth where it was assembled. No British yard could take on the job apparently. It will be monitored remotely for the entire voyage. Its progress can be monitored through;
https://mas400.com/dashboard
The article doesn't mention who is supposed to swim after it if it breaks down.
My concern is sending a small unmanned vessel into the North Atlantic, to possibly become a floating hazard, seems a tad irresponsible.
Any thoughts?