Lookee here, a "saildrone" off California
Lucky accident. Was looking at traffic near San Francisco trying to hunt up some bulk carriers heading for Vancouver and I grab the thing. Track is labeled "SD 1063"
Not only first sighting but track is now gone completely. Was only two minutes old when I did the screencap.
>>7785802 (me)
Looks like our little saildrone has frens
Ok then, seems sail drones are real, unmanned, and data collectors.
Saildrone
https://www.saildrone.com
Saildrone designs, manufactures, and operates a global fleet of wind and solar powered ocean drones, providing in-situ data collection services, global ocean data sets, and enhanced weather forecast applications.
I so was proud when I could upgrade my membership from Lead to Brass
Can't say for sure, found this image of the things
Dang, I just got the stamped foil ashtray
I was kinda excited about finding one of the little beasts. Now I wanna go blue-water skeet shooting
Another merchant ship off the coast of Oman. "Armed Guards Onboard"