AI Anti-Collision Technology Installed On Fast Ferry [Video]

Fred. Olsen Express, a Canary Island-based ferry company, is installing SEA.AI anti-collision technology on its ships to boost navigational safety at sea. The move is a world first for fast passenger ferries.

At present AIS can display and identify maritime traffic superimposed over an electronic chart that in turn indicates fixed features such buoys, beacons and other navigational marks.

SEA.AI can alert navigators and officers on the bridge to everything else floating on the water that has not been identified by these other systems. Crucially SEA.AI can identify targets and can automatically determine what is a potential collision threat and what isn’t. Once potential collisions have been identified, SEA. AI will automatically alert the crew.

The system uses an external unit, typically mounted at the highest point on the ship. This unit is fitted with two high resolution daylight cameras capable of operating in the lowest light and contrast situations. …