Message in a bottle, Create, March 2018, p 9

In Australia, Ocius has designed the Bluebottle, a solar-powered unmanned vessel that can roam the seas and check for illegal fishing or people smuggling.   The prototype has 19 x 50 W solar panels fitted on the sail and deck, together with an underwater flipper on the forward rudder for propulsion by the waves. 

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Journal title: Create

Keywords: 4 Propulsion - 4.5 Solar propulsion - Fishing industry

Subjects: Aircraft Operation, Solar power