Philippines not keen on unmanned ships

Philippines not keen on unmanned ships – stakeholders

By The Manila Times

May 01, 2018 12:02 am

The use of unmanned ships or autonomous vessels at sea is being eyed in other countries, but not yet in the Philippines.

Vicente Suazo, former Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) administrator said the “tech -powered unmanned ship has a technology similar to drones that needs to be proven. How safely can you operate it, in this instance at sea?”

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