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Marine Operations Group

13 November 2025

No crew, no problem: PML’s autonomous vessel samples the Plymouth Sound for biodiversity data 

PML and partners complete a successful sampling campaign in the Plymouth Sound with uncrewed surface vessel (USV) AutoNaut ‘Pioneer’

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  Maintenance trip turned ‘Mayday’ rescue as PML crew support efforts byRNLI 

  On Monday this week (16th December 2024), crew from Plymouth Marine Laboratory embarked on the PML Explorer RIB for routine maintenance on the L4 data buoy, and on their return to the marina, responded to a Mayday call reporting a missing diver south of Plymouth Breakwater.