The UK National Oceanography Centre's Autosub Long Range vehicle (ALR1500), better known as Boaty McBoatface, has successfully tested a new suite of ocean monitoring technologies off the coast of Plymouth.

Members of the trial team at Turnchapel Wharf which played an instrumental role in making the trial deployments possible. (Image: Yang Yang University of Plymouth)

The trial demonstrated how marine autonomy, advanced sensors, and satellite observations can work together to study dynamic marine environments that could be affected by floating offshore wind developments in the Celtic Sea. This work forms part of ‘Frontline,’ a $3.5 million research project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and The Crown Estate.…