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WORKBOAT THE DATA BARGE “So any ? sh that do get into the vicin- ity of the intakes are able to swim away.

They’re not going to get sucked into that screen and held there until they die. The screen is also a very ? ne mesh, with a system that continually moves to keep it clean and clear of any debris,” and to keep ? sh and other sea life from being sucked into the system.

Once the water gets into the system, there is an ultraviolet light treatment designed to keep barnacle and muscle growth in check. “From that point it’s pretty much a traditional (maritime) sea- water heat exchanger,” said Complita.

A critical design element in both mar- itime and data centers is redundancy, and Complita said that all of the primary systems that serve the data storage are fully redundant, and there are duplicate systems for the raw water intakes. “Also the electrical system is pretty unique on this, too,” said Complita. “A lot of ves- sels have redundant electrical systems, but Nautilus has gone so far as to ac- tually separate the shore power into a www.marinelink.com 37

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