Oceanus is the world’s first long-range, autonomous research vessel, set to usher in a new era for net-zero oceanography and advanced international marine research.

Supported by seed funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the sleek, futuristic-looking and fully uncrewed Oceanus has been designed as a self-righting, lightweight, mono-hulled autonomous vessel capable of carrying an array of monitoring sensors to collect data in remote and challenging areas of the ocean, for research into critical areas such as climate change, biodiversity, fisheries and biogeochemistry.

Plymouth Marine Laboratory is exploring opportunities for further support and funding in order to progress to the build phase, which would take around two years to complete.

Watch a video of Oceanus, commissioned by M Subs Ltd., which produced the vessel designs, here.