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DARPA's Robot Ship Slated For April Unveiling (nationaldefensemagazine.org)

Posted by BeauHD on from the spare-parts dept.

93 Escort Wagon writes: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to launch a 130-foot autonomous ship this year. The Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel will be the largest unmanned surface vehicle ever built at 130-feet long. It will be christened in April in Portland, Oregon, and then begin to demonstrate its long-range capabilities over 18 months in cooperation with the Office of Naval Research and the Space and Naval Systems Warfare Command.

My regards to Captain Dunsel.

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  1. no. Reasonable reward if ship in real peril by raymorris · · Score: 4, Informative

    In short, no. The vessel is still the property of the owner, as is all flotsam and jetsom.

    A salvor IS entitled to reasonable compensation of the property is in "real peril". Reasonable is determined by imagining if the owner of the vessel and the salvor had time and opportunity to pre-negotiate a price for salvaging the vessel. The amount owed is roughly what they would have negotiated ahead of time, if they had the opportunity to do so, for rescuing the property. (Rescuing any people on board is separate law.)

    Additionally, history suggests it is unwise to mess with a vessel of the US Navy. :)

  2. Re: Unmanned boat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not at all, salvage is a court of equity, not technicality.

    Thus the question would be if the operator of the vessel needed your help.

    Odds are they'd say...no, fuck off.