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We've talked a lot about our testing in severe weather events as winter hits the UK - culminating in a recent mission where an Oshen platform collected data in a storm with towering 8m high waves, and autonomously returned to base afterwards. However, not all deployments are like this - here's a snapshot from a recent mission with an R&D focus on optimising upwind sailing performance in light winds. 📸 Cameron Hicks -

🚢 Ahoy, future shipmates! 🌊 Ever built a flat-pack wardrobe at record speed? Assembled a bike and only ended up with a few "spare" parts? A student based in Plymouth? We need you! 🔧 The Lowdown: Join us part-time to help assemble and test our ocean robots. No formal qualifications needed, we're looking for people that enjoy practical work, and being out on sea trials. Bonus points if you know which end of a screwdriver is which, extra bonus points if you reckon you can use tools out on the water without getting seasick. 🌍 Why Jump on Board? Be part of an awesome start-up that's making waves (literally) in ocean data collection. Flexible hours (~10hrs a week), salty sea air, and the chance to point at a high tech ocean robot and say "I built that!" 🤔 Interested? Comment on this post, or shoot over an email to opportunities@oshensail.com.

'Marine Measurements' & 'Ocean Data' are wide categories. Of all these measurements, which are most valuable at a high spatial & temporal density? Which are well suited for collection from a 1m size, long duration platform such as Oshen's? What the the associated engineering challenges? If this sounds of interest, consider attending MMF (Marine Measurement Forum) 📒 in January. Anahita Laverack will be speaking on the successes and challenges of different sensor integrations on the Oshen data collection platforms, especially regarding cetacean monitoring 🐬 and metocean 🌊 data collection. #MMF67

We've been waiting for a while to talk about this! 🚀At MATS, Anahita Laverack presented some of the work we've completed in 2024, including deployments in severe weather conditions. 🌊 Pushing the operating envelope of our platforms further doesn't always go to plan—failing fast is essential for rapid progress. But in this situation, we're happy to report a major success story. 🎉 One of our platforms successfully sailed into a recent severe weather event, navigated through 𝟵𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀, and then autonomously transited the 40 miles back to our desired collection point close to shore, with no damage and full capabilities intact. 💪 The plot on the screen shows the graph of significant and maximum wave heights we recorded, with grey lines showing the corresponding validation data of the closest moored buoy (M5). 📊 We've shared the MetOcean data collected from this deployment with The Met Office and look forward to providing an update with insights on the data collected. 🔍 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀? We're not satisfied with one-offs. A key roadblock to industry's adoption of autonomous devices and vessels is achieving acceptable reliability levels—there's no point in unmanned technology if the costs in repair, maintenance, and logistics cancel out initial savings. To demonstrate reliability, we aim to run similar deployments 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿. 🔄 Keep an eye out for further data analysis from this deployment, and we hope to get some camera footage on the next one! 📹

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Oshen's guide to a good magazine cover - make sure the whole team has their back to the camera! Many thanks to Sea Technology magazine for covering Oshen in their September issue. We're thrilled to be able to share more information about our microvessel platform, and why we think it's the way forwards for metocean & environmental data collection. Key points that we cover: 🐬Recent activity using micro-vessels for cetacean monitoring ⚓ The importance of designing platforms for easy deployment and recovery* 📖 A case study of an example mission Link to the full magazine is in the comments, we're on page 18. *though unlike in the below picture, we don't recommend a boat-hook!

Oshen, co-founded by Anahita Laverack, uses cutting-edge technologies to revolutionise oceanography sustainably through robotics and AI. The ocean is the swishing, swirling, pulsating heart of earth, covering over 70% of its surface. It is vital for enabling life. It contributes to climate regulation, biodiversity, the economy, and oxygen production. Yet, it is estimated that more than 80% of the sea remains unexplored Oshen aims to change this, and they are on a mission to explore its depths. Read more in our latest issue👉 https://bit.ly/2QifE9W #StartupsMagazine #Startups #Entrepreneur #AI #DeepTech

Small Boat, Big Seas, Rock-Solid Data 💪 Ahead of a client deployment in September, an Oshen micro-vessel undertook a commissioning exercise last week. Launched off the coast of Plymouth, it sailed autonomously out to the E1 buoy 18nm offshore, transited nearby, then sailed back to its deployment position. Transiting around this buoy, operated by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and The Met Office, provided the opportunity to compare some of our measurements to a trusted source. Conditions: - Wave height: max 2.9m, average SWH 1.6m - Wind speed: max 23kts, gusting 30kts, but controlled sailing still maintained over overnight wind speeds of 6kts. We look forward to sharing further data comparison results. If interested in knowing more about the onboard sensor payload or further information, send us a direct message on here or email opportunities@oshensail.com.

MGN702, the exemption of autonomous platforms under 2.5m in length from many of the requirements that were originally designed for (larger) manned ships is welcome. I found this picture a good way to see the distinction in risk profile of smaller platforms. It doesn't take an expert to see the difference in kinetic energy between the two boats here is minimum three orders of magnitude, and that they should have different, proportional requirements! However, while metocean and environmental data collection suits small, low-cost platforms like Oshen's micro-vessels, other essential offshore data will require larger platforms >2.5m in length. Many industry colleagues are developing these and I look forward to updates on the proportionate pathway for their deployment. #miniMASS #asv #usv #uncrewedsystems 📷: Joel Goodman/The Guardian