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Spider-Like Catamaran Travels 5,000 Miles On One Tank

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the doing-whatever-a-spider-boat-does dept.

Lucas123 writes "Proteus, a Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel that looks like a spider, is so fuel efficient that it can travel 5,000 miles on one load of diesel fuel. The 100-foot-long, 50-foot-wide boat rides on metal and fabric pontoons that have hinges and shock absorbers to flex with the motion of the waves, which helps it to skim over the water at a max speed of 30 knots. It made its debut yesterday in New York harbor."

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  1. Yeah but, by mrbill1234 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How big is the tank?

  2. Yawn. by ErikZ · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Proteus, a Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel that looks like a spider, is so fuel efficient that it can travel 5,000 miles on one load of diesel fuel.

    Feh. Big deal. A 747 can go 7,260 nautical miles on one load of fuel.

    The Space Shuttle can get into ORBIT on one load of fuel.

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