The Victoria has a special design, a weight close to 4 tons, 12 meters long and two 300-horsepower auxiliary engines, which will allow the ship to reach speeds above 50 knots. Its technology is adaptable to any ship, so Industries Ferri, which is not a shipyard, aims to market its ingenuity from the hand of shipping companies around the world that can be interested in such a project (Photo Gaucher Global)

Ferri Industries has launched the first unmanned ship fully developed in Spain, being the largest in Europe and the largest in the world., with the collaboration, among others, of the International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (Cimne), an entity associated with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the University of Vigo or the Consortium of the Fancha Vigués.

It is a semi-rigid one whose system is adaptable to any vessel, and which, through its artificial intelligence and without human intervention, can decide the most optimal route and avoid obstacles in accordance with the rules of navigation. The ceremony took place at the facilities of Marina Dávila, in the Port of Vigo, where the president of Industrias Ferri, Patricio Sánchez, has emphasized that the ship, model, "Ferri Aero No Tripulated I Victoria", has the name Victoria on both sides, symbol of this success achieved by the company and technology of the country.

The Victoria ship, which will begin its sea tests in the river of Vigo this month, is the "largest and autonomous" marine drone in Europe, "according to the CEO of the pontevedresa company, Patricio Fernández. In Fernandez's words, this boat "is safe for yourself and for all users of your environment", since it has a technology developed through artificial intelligence algorithms that allows you to decide what the optimal route is to avoid obstacles while respecting the rules of navigation. However, it also allows the operator-in-command to take control of the ship remotely at a given time. This model will allow its use in maritime rescue and surveillance tasks, as well as mapping and transport, or combating terrorism, drug trafficking or piracy, among other applications.