Ocean survey company launches $1.6M mission out of St. Petersburg


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  • | 3:15 p.m. March 10, 2025
Two Saildrone Voyager USVs have been deployed from St. Petersburg for the first time to map Florida’s coastal waters within the continental shelf.
Two Saildrone Voyager USVs have been deployed from St. Petersburg for the first time to map Florida’s coastal waters within the continental shelf.
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Saildrone, a California-based maritime defense and oceanographic survey company with operations in St. Pete, recently launched two Saildrone Voyager uncrewed surface vehicles off the coast with a mission to map the ocean and gulf floor along Florida’s coastline. The project is part of the organization's Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative.

 

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