Surface vessel

Saildrone Explorer

Saildrone's 7 m (23 ft) uncrewed sailing vessel for persistent ocean observation, with 12+ months endurance.

Description source: saildrone.com

Also known as Explorer

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Coverage

Photograph from the noaa.gov report

Collected 26 October 2026

Saildrone begins a five-year Southern Ocean mission

Southern Ocean: The first of four Saildrone Explorer uncrewed sailing vessels left Hobart, Tasmania, on 19 September to start a five-year project led by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Columbia…

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