Researchers at the Faculty of Maritime Technology and Transport at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, together with constructors from the Swinoujscie shipyard Alumare, have designed a vessel for removing pollution from inland and coastal waters. Work on the prototype vessel took more than two years.
The hull was created in a catamaran configuration, i.e. a pair of pontoons connected by a platform, The hull and superstructure are made of aluminium. The resulting prototype is designed for the collection and disposal of floating waste in ports, marinas, waterways and other confined waters.
The unit can collect 2 tonnes of liquid debris or 800 kg of solids at a time. It is electrically powered and reaches a speed of several knots. The vessel is equipped with a mechanism to collect the waste, but also to store it and remove it from the deck to a storage area – on land or, for example, on a ship or barge.
