Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) Last Night of the crossing 200km to go under tow

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Hi Rupert,

Yes. Last hundred miles will be on tow. She has been in a very strong storm for the past few days going against very strong winds, current and swell, struggling to keep heading at times. We mobilised an assist and even though weather calmed down quite a bit while the boat going out was on its way, we decided to bring her in and give our monitoring team a break before we continue to Massachusetts. Weather slowing the boat down means that some of us sit there all night looking at it barely move. This being the first long distance run, the ship is fine but we could use a break. We are very happy with her performance… It’s been a very long journey since the beginning of 2020.

Thank you very much for your interest in our project

Ayse from the Mayflower team