Ship Detained After Launching #Drone in #Suez_Canal - gCaptain
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A recent incident involving a drone in the Suez Canal is causing a marine insurance company to warn over their usage onboard vessels.
The P&I Club Gard issued an alert to its members last week after one of its vessels was detained following the launch of a drone in order to photograph the vessel proceeding through the Suez Canal.
The club did not identify the vessel, but says that shortly after the drone had been launched the Master was contacted by the Suez Canal Authority and told to drop anchor. During a subsequent inspection, the Egyptian authorities confiscated the drone and its memory card and the vessel was detained in anticipation of further investigations.
Gard is now using the incident to demonstrate the unintended and sometimes serious consequences of launching drones from vessels, particularly when in port or sailing within a country’s territorial waters.