SEA-KIT International · autonomous vessel
Maxlimer
SEA-KIT X-class USV
An 11.75 m diesel-electric uncrewed vessel that can run autonomously when conditions allow or be driven from shore over satellite using SEA-KIT's G-SAVI system. It launched and recovered a HUGIN AUV during the XPRIZE.
- Price
- —No public price
- Autonomy
- SupervisedHow it runs
- Driverless
- In serviceSince 2018
- Fleet
- 1Reported; details below
- Speed
- 7.4 km/hFaster than 0%
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
Won the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE in 2018 as the GEBCO-NF team's mothership; SEA-KIT says its 2019 England-Belgium trip was the first commercial autonomous North Sea crossing.
Real-world use
In May 2019 it crossed from West Mersea to Ostend carrying oysters; in July 2020 it mapped about 1,000 square km of seafloor southwest of England on a 22-day uncrewed mission.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2018
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
SEA-KIT InternationalCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless in service
- Where it runs
- North Sea, English Channel approaches, eastern Mediterranean
- Driverless since
- 2018
- Fleet
- 1 vessel (this unit)
- Rides, miles or loads
- Over 1,000 sq km mapped in 22 days of remote survey operations, July–August 2020 (SEA-KIT, via OceanIQ, 2020).
How it stacks up
Against other boats & ships that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Maxlimer (SEA-KIT X-class USV) is faster than 0% of the 6 other boats & ships that publish a speed. Bars show the 6 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, payload, joints, battery, price.
Public attention
How much public attention Maxlimer (SEA-KIT X-class USV) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Other movement
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
From the maker
Maxlimer (SEA-KIT X-class USV) is the only vehicle from SEA-KIT International in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedNo public price
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Sources
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