It is using unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for ice reconnaissance on a commercial voyage by one of its icebreakers off the Labrador coast.
The drones are relaying video back to the ship.
"The use of UAVs is proving to be extremely beneficial to identify many ice features that should be avoided ahead of the vessel, as well as identifying open water [that] leads to improve voyage efficiency,” said Thomas Paterson, senior vice-president of Fednav's Arctic operations.
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