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XOcean USV rides the waves

4th July 2018 - 13:28 GMT | by Beth Maundrill in Southampton

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Irish-based company XOcean displayed its XO-450 unmanned vessel for the first time at the Sea Work International event in Southampton.

This is the second USV the company has built, including one working prototype, since XOcean was founded in 2017 by CEO James Ives.

It is intended that XOcean will have five XO-450s in its inventory by the end of 2018, according to a company official.

Testing of the catamaran-style USV was completed in January 2018 and the first active mission followed -  it entailed a 100nm voyage in the Celtic Sea off the south coast of Ireland. The mission was

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