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Oceanalpha is a leading developer of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV), offering autonomous solutions for a wide variety of marine and maritime applications. Featuring advanced intelligent technology, Oceanalpha’s autonomous boats are used by commercial clients, government organizations, research institutes and universities around the world.

Our unmanned surface vessel platforms provide enhanced efficiency for waterborne missions and can be used for hydrology research, scientific exploration, hydrographic surveys and inspections, emergency search and rescue, security patrol, fire control and more. We continuously strive to improve our advanced solutions to meet and exceed the requirements of our customers.

USVs for Inland & Offshore Surveys

Equipped with state-of-the-art payloads, our unmanned survey vessels are ideal for a range of applications in both shallow and deep waters, enabling missions to be completed with greater efficiency than traditional methods.

Offshore Wind Farms
OceanAlpha is dedicated to applying unmanned vessel technology to the offshore wind power sector. OceanAlpha’s marine USVs boast precise positioning and control capabilities, along with nimble maneuverability, enabling them to efficiently carry out planned survey line tasks. Equipped with sensors such as multibeam echo sounders, side-scan sonars, and sub-bottom profilers, OceanAlpha’s marine USVs are capable of effectively gathering critical data for offshore wind O&M, including seabed topography, scour and sedimentation around pile foundations and cables, the precise location of cables, as well as their burial depth and suspended span heights.

Offshore Oil & Gas
OceanAlpha’s high-speed unmanned boats have seen mature application in the offshore oil and gas industry, mainly providing efficient solutions for daily patrols, material transportation, and oil spill detection. We have also introduced an innovative solution for the autonomous launching and recovery of the USV, facilitating a high level of uncrewed operations for patrolling and material transportation between oﬀshore platforms.

L25 Unmanned Survey Vessel Hydrographic Survey
Unmanned hydrographic survey vessels with advanced payloads such as echosounders, side-scan sonars and ACDPs are used to measure and characterise features such as seabeds and shorelines.

Bathymetry
Autonomous USV bathymetry surveys provide essential depth measurements of lakes, rivers and the seabed, as well as manmade structures such as dams and reservoirs.

Oceanographic Survey
Our unmanned vessels are used to profile currents, waves and water columns in all ocean environments from coastal areas to the open seas.

Compare our unmanned survey vessels:

SL40
Small multifunctional USV for hydrographic and bathymetric survey

SL20
Portable unmanned survey boat designed for ADCPs

M40P
Long-endurance unmanned vessel for mapping & inspection

ME120
Convertible catamaran USV for hydrographic survey

L25
Large unmanned surveying & monitoring USV with 200 kg capacity

Case Studies

Offshore Wind Farm Scouring and Cable Survey by OceanAlpha USV. View case study >
NOOC Oil and Gas Platform Material Transport and Security Patrol by OceanAlpha USV. View case study >
ME120 USVs Grouped Up to Survey Ocean Surface with CTD. View case study >
Storm Geomatics Use SL40 in Wide Swath Bathymetric Survey on the River Aire. View case study >
M40 USV Surveying With MS400 Multibeam Sounding System And Ping 3D Side Scan Sonar. View case study >

More information: USVs for Inland & Offshore Surveys

Autonomous Boats for Environmental Monitoring

Oceanalpha autonomous boats are widely used for sampling and surveying of rivers, lakes and other large bodies of water, providing cost-effective management of drinking water, pollution and other environmental concerns.

Water Sampling & Monitoring
USVs can be equipped with a range of payloads that test water samples for oxygen content, presence of chemicals, and more.

Water Discharge Measurement
Unmanned vessels are ideal for measuring flow rates in streams, rivers and manmade structures, providing a persistent capability with lower manpower and equipment costs.

Compare our USVs for environmental monitoring:

SS20
Portable unmanned survey boat designed for water sampling

SE40
Autonomous water sampling & quality monitoring

Case Studies

SE40 USV supports water quality monitoring in Orbetello lagoon. View case study >
ESM30 conducts autonomous water sampling and monitoring. View case study >
SL40 & SL20 USV Measure River Velocity With ADCP. View case study >
ESM30 USV cooperates with UAV to monitor water quality. View case study >

More information: Autonomous Boats for Environmental Monitoring

Unmanned Vessels for Security & Rescue

We have developed a number of solutions that aid law enforcement, maritime security and first responders with a range of critical missions, lowering risk and keeping personnel out of harm’s way.

Surveillance
Our unmanned patrol boats provide a high-speed surveillance capability and can be used to protect ports, vessels, coastlines and other critical areas and facilities.

Search & Rescue
SAR teams and emergency personnel can use our unmanned rescue devices to reach people in distress when time is of the essence.

Compare our unmanned vessels for search & rescue:

Dolphin1
Remote-controlled smart lifebuoy

Stretcher Bed
Water rescue and goods transportation platform

M75
Autonomous high-speed surveillance, security & patrol vessel

Case Studies

USV Rescues Two Drowning Victims From South China Sea. View case study >
Lifeguards in Brighton Beach Trialing Dolphin 1 Remote-control Buoy. View case study >
Unmanned Vessel Solution Developed for Oil and Gas Company. View case study >

More information: Unmanned Vessels for Security & Rescue

Products

SE40 Water Sampling & Monitoring USV

SE40 is a multi-function autonomous boat platform integrated with a 4-bottle water sampler system.

M75 Autonomous Surveillance & Rescue Vessel

M75 for high-speed surveillance with outstanding performance during night shifts

Water Rescue Stretcher Bed

The stretcher bed is a rescuing device embeds with a power system. It can be cased to water on shore

M40P Long Endurance Multi-Function USV

M40P is a multi-purpose surveying unmanned surface vessel(USV) platform for estuary, inshore…

L25 Multi-function Marine Survey USV

L25 USV can carry up to 200kg of hydrographic & geophysical instruments to conduct multi-purpose…

Dolphin 1 - Remote Controlled Lifebuoy

Dolphin1 can propel itself to rescue a casualty faster than any skilled swimmer

SL40 Small Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Multi-Function Small Unmanned Surface Vehicle for Hydrographic Survey

SL20 Autonomous Survey Boat

A compact and portable unmanned surface vehicle (USV) for hydrographic and bathymetry surveying

M80 Autonomous Survey Vessel

Long endurance multi-functional platform for hydrographic surveying

M40 Autonomous Hydrographic Survey Vessel

A state of the art hydrographic platform designed for multi beam survey

ME120 Hydrographic Unmanned Survey Vessel

Convertible catamaran USV platform for hydrographic survey

Documents

Dolphin1 Datasheet

L25 Datasheet

M40P Datasheet

SL20 Datasheet

SL40 Datasheet

Articles

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OceanAlpha Set for Year-Long USV Tour Across the Middle East

OceanAlpha's year-long USV showcase, targeting the offshore energy sector and other maritime industries, will enable attendees to participate in hands-on trials, and engage with the company's technical team

Sep 26, 2024

Advantages of Unmanned Vessels for Undersea Pipeline Inspection

OceanAlpha explores the advantages of using unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) for subsea inspection, diving into a recent mission where its L25 USV effectively mapped the area around an undersea pipeline

Jun 24, 2024

Research USV Delivered to Hong Kong University

OceanAlpha's delivery of the L12E unmanned surface vessel (USV), named "The Clear Water Bay", to Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) supports the institute's technology R&D efforts

May 13, 2024

USVs Enhance China’s Scientific Research in the Antarctic

OceanAlpha explains how the Chinese State Oceanic Administration used one OceanAlpha 5.65m M80 USV and three 1.65m SE40 small USVs to help find a...

Jul 03, 2023

OceanAlpha USV Supports Water Quality Monitoring in Orbetello Lagoon

OceanAlpha explains how its SL40 USV is used by the Orbetello Municipal Government to carry out autonomous water quality monitoring...

Jun 19, 2023

How the Hamburg Port Authority Uses OceanAlpha USVs for Hydrographic Surveying

OceanAlpha explains how its SL40 USV became the first unmanned vessel approved for use by the Hamburg Port Authority to perform...

Jun 12, 2023

Using USVs for Offshore Wind Farm Scouring & Cable Surveying

OceanAlpha explains how China General Nuclear Power Group used an OceanAlpha M80 USV and Echoscope 4G version of Coda Octopus’...

Jun 02, 2023

Dolphin 1 Remote-Controlled Buoy Showcases Towing Capability

The Gippsland Squadron of the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard (AVCG) conducted a demonstration of OceanAlpha’s Dolphin 1 remote-controlled life-saving buoy on the Gippsland lakes in eastern Victoria, Australia

Mar 22, 2023

OceanAlpha Remote-Controlled Lifebuoy Demonstrated in Brazil

OceanAlpha‘s distributor Aquasafe held the Dolphin1 demonstration from the Blue Lake, Rio Claro, Brazil for civil defense authorities

Feb 27, 2023

OceanAlpha Live Product Launch

OceanAlpha will be showcasing the latest unmanned water rescue systems and products during a live webinar on January 17th 2023

Jan 10, 2023

Oceanalpha Discuss USV Expansion & Innovation

Ran Zhang, General Manager at Oceanalpha Group Ltd. discusses the future expansion of the USV industry with UST

Nov 24, 2022

USV Demonstrated for Oil & Gas Platforms

OceanAlpha has developed and demonstrated the M75 unmanned surface vessel solution for Chinese Oil and Gas Company CNOOC

Oct 11, 2022

OceanAlpha USV Deployed for Rescue Operation at Sea

The Shawo Police Station of Weihai Maritime Police Detachment deployed OceanAlpha’s Dolphin 1 Remote-Controlled Lifebuoy to rescue a teenage boy who had been swept 100 meters out to sea

Aug 26, 2022

USVs Applied to Protect Threatened Marine Lives

In the following article, OceanAlpha discusses how its M40P Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) – equipped with passive acoustic monitoring technologies...

May 23, 2022

OceanAlpha USV Undertakes Subsea Pipeline Survey

OceanAlpha’s M40P USV (unmanned surface vessel) has been used by Malaysian geo-solutions provider HGIS to complete an entirely remote nearshore...

Jan 20, 2022

Autonomous Reservoir Water Quality Monitoring with USVs

OceanAlpha has released the following article highlighting how its USVs (uncrewed surface vessels) have been used to autonomously monitor water...

Dec 15, 2021

USV Inspection of Hydroelectric Dam

OceanAlpha has released the following article detailing how its SL40 USV (unmanned surface vessel) has been used to inspect deep...

Dec 07, 2021

First Responder Water Rescue Training with USVs

OceanAlpha has confirmed that its Dolphin 1 rescue USV (unmanned surface vessel) has been demonstrated at the Unmanned Tactical Application...

Nov 23, 2021

USVs Trialled at Offshore Wind Farm

OceanAlpha has confirmed that its Dolphin 1 rescue USV (unmanned surface vessel) has been used to train crewmembers at the...

Nov 17, 2021

USV Delivered for Offshore Pipeline Inspection

OceanAlpha has successfully delivered a 4.5-meter-long large unmanned surface vessel (USV) to HGIS, a geophysical and surveying solutions provider based...

Sep 02, 2021

OceanAlpha Unveils New Multi-Purpose USVs

OceanAlpha has launched two new multi-purpose autonomous marine unmanned surface vessels (USVs), designed specifically to overcome various technical limitations currently...

Oct 20, 2020

USV Conducts Bathymetric Surveys in Salt Lake

OceanAlpha’s ME120 unmanned surface vessel (USV) has been used to conduct bathymetric surveys in a high-salinity lake as part of...

Sep 06, 2020

USV Performs Multibeam Mapping of River Terrain

OceanAlpha’s ME120 autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV) has been used to perform an underwater topographic survey of the Qiankun Bay...

Aug 01, 2020

Miniature USV Deploys Barge Mooring Lines

OceanAlpha’s Dolphin 1 remote-controlled self-propelled unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has been used at a passenger port in Zhuhai, China to...

Jun 05, 2020

Long-Endurance Multi-Mission USV Announced

OceanAlpha, a developer of unmanned surface vessels (USV), has announced that it will be showcasing its new M40P long-endurance multi-function...

Feb 13, 2020

Oceanalpha USV Surveys Port of Hamburg

Oceanalpha has announced that, following successful functional testing, the HPA (Hamburg Port Authority) has selected the company’s SL40 USV (unmanned...

Nov 27, 2019

5G-Enabled USV Conducts Water Quality Monitoring

Oceanalpha has announced that one of its unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) was selected to participate at the 6th World Internet...

Oct 31, 2019

Case Study: Multibeam Echo Sounder Reservoir Surveying with USV

Oceanalpha, a developer of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), has released a case study detailing how its ME120 hydrographic catamaran USV,...

Oct 24, 2019

OceanAlpha USV Performs River Pollution Tracking

OceanAlpha has announced that a provincial government in China has used an unmanned surface vessel (USV) manufactured by the company...

Jul 15, 2019

OceanAlpha Demonstrates USVs to Hong Kong Maritime Safety Administration

Oceanalpha, a developer of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), has announced that it was invited by the Hong Kong Maritime Safety...

Jul 03, 2019

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Oceanalpha is a leading developer of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV), offering autonomous solutions for a wide variety of marine and maritime applications. Featuring advanced intelligent technology, Oceanalpha's autonomous boats are used by commercial clients, government organizations, research institutes and universities around the world. Our unmanned surface vessel platforms provide enhanced efficiency for waterborne missions and can be used for hydrology research, scientific exploration, hydrographic surveys and inspections, emergency search and