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AUTONOMOUS PASSENGER VESSELS “Our excellent performance is largely due to the experience of our f eet employees. Our vessels are crewed to USCG Subchapter H standards, and we have employees with over 45 years’ experience in the f eet. While we have no interest or incentive to replace employees through automation, we have ad- opted automation to a limited extent in areas that can improve ef ciency and safety of our system.” – Matthew von Ruden,

WSF’s Director of Vessel Engineering and Maintenance a marine vessel with sensors, automated navigation, pro- cant bene