# SM300 / SM200 at California: deployment

Canonical ID: `263f0485-0e9d-42ac-bc34-c8bb2e47cbc5`

Foss Maritime Company deployed the Sea Machines SM300 autonomous command system on its harbor tug Rachael Allen, operating in California waters providing tanker escort and ship-assist services. In August 2022 the SM300 installation aboard Rachael Allen became the first harbor tug equipped with the SM300 to receive American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) design verification, a significant commercial milestone for autonomous maritime technology. Foss Maritime is a Seattle-based marine services company and a subsidiary of TOTE, Inc., providing harbor towing and related marine services on the US Pacific Coast.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Foss Maritime Company (TOTE, Inc.)
- **Vessel:** Harbor tug Rachael Allen
- **ABS design verification:** August 2022 (first SM300 harbor tug)
- **Services:** Tanker escort, ship assists (California)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** sea-machines-sm300-california
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [SM300 / SM200](/models/sea-machines-sm300.md) (id: `7701505c-cdd4-4e2c-b447-8609aaed0ede`)
- **Company:** [Sea Machines Robotics](/companies/sea-machines.md) (id: `9f2e1c6c-f15a-4889-9089-c97f68c241ba`)
- **Location:** [California](/locations/california.md) (id: `fdf937a9-5eeb-4e8d-a514-ef860b351b30`)
- **First seen:** 2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Sea Machines' SM300 System Onboard Foss Tug Earns ABS Approval** · https://sea-machines.com/sea-machines-sm300-system-onboard-foss-tug-earns-abs-approval/ · 2022-08-01

## Common questions

### What is the SM300 / SM200 deployment at California?

SM300 / SM200, built by Sea Machines Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at California on the DEPLOY registry. Sea Machines Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates SM300 / SM200 at California?

Sea Machines Robotics, the manufacturer of SM300 / SM200, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the SM300 / SM200 deployment at California go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the SM300 / SM200 deployment at California?

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.


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