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in industry working closely alongside relevant authorities and maritime institutions to develop and promote respon- sible autonomous operations at sea. Notably, ASV Global technology has been used to compliment traditional meth- ods of working at sea instead of replacing them. As part of a mission for survey company, TerraSond, the ASV Global

ASV GLOBAL 209 Cummings Road ‘C-Worker 5’ autonomous vessel was used for seabed map-

Broussard, LA 70518-3229 ping in the Bering Sea off Alaska. Using the C-Worker 5 in

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Website: www.asvglobal.com survey coverage resulting in a saving of 25 days at sea –

CEO/President: Thomas Chance a huge cost saving. In total, the C-Worker 5 completed

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Having delivered over 80 autonomous systems to more 2275 nautical miles of unmanned hydrographic survey than 40 customers in 10 countries, ASV has established lines over 36 days. This mission marked an industry