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Polar Pod to explore southern waters

As is his wont, intrepid adventurer, scientist, doctor and sailor Jean-Louis Étienne is planning another madcap expedition. As usual, the project is innovative and technologically audacious in addition to presenting a rare opportunity to advance our understanding of the planet’s still little understood Southern Ocean. The programme is called the Polar Pod Expedition. And what an odd vessel the Polar Pod is.

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Nøé : Barillec’s zero emissions vessel

Nøé is the codename for the project to build a 35m ferry powered by hydrogen fuel cells for the islands of Ouessant and Molène off the western-most tip of the Brittany peninsula. Ouessant is also known in English as Ushant. “We’ve had our eye on this for close to eight years”, said Barillec CEO Maurice Buttet.

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Arpège, a safer, greener, more economical trawler

Arpège — an innovative demonstration trawler featuring diesel-electric propulsion — is now undergoing her first refit after completing 4000 hours of trial fishing expeditions conducted by owner Alexis Hagneré since delivery in October 2015. The boat (length overall: 24m; beam: 8.5m) was built by Socarenam.

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