# Voyager at Lake Erie, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `05cde05d-1730-4f27-aac6-735c7b3ce8d2`

[Saildrone](/companies/saildrone.md) deployed [Voyager](/models/saildrone-voyager.md) USVs on Lake Erie for US Coast Guard border security and MDA missions.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-27_

- **Slug:** saildrone-coast-guard-great-lakes-2026
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Voyager](/models/saildrone-voyager.md) (id: `08d7fd39-9ee5-4958-b7df-f6215b0e608f`)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)
- **Company:** [Saildrone](/companies/saildrone.md) (id: `cf9ac30f-cbfb-4469-96ef-452e4f16f920`)
- **Location:** [Lake Erie, USA](/locations/lake-erie-usa.md) (id: `2844180d-141b-47d1-8013-427bffdd8924`)
- **First seen:** 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.saildrone.com/missions

## Common questions

### What is the Voyager deployment at Lake Erie, USA?

Voyager, built by Saildrone, is recorded as a deployment at Lake Erie, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Saildrone operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Voyager at Lake Erie, USA?

Saildrone, the manufacturer of Voyager, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Voyager deployment at Lake Erie, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Voyager deployment at Lake Erie, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


_API: GET /v1/robots/05cde05d-1730-4f27-aac6-735c7b3ce8d2 · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=05cde05d-1730-4f27-aac6-735c7b3ce8d2 · canonical URL: /deployments/saildrone-coast-guard-great-lakes-2026_