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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. Miles per gallon? by psychicsword · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Does anyone know the number of miles per gallon that this gets I read the article and it didn't seem to mention that. Maybe they should go with the super lightweight idea with cars instead of big blocks of metal with wheels... yes Hummer I'm talking about you.