When did this incident occur?

The incident is recorded as occurring on August 7, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

Incident · Collision

USCG report: 16-foot autonomous vessel collided with rowing scull on Patapsco River in Baltimore

US Coast Guard report: On August 7, 2024, a 16-foot autonomous vessel (VICAR 602) collided with a 27-foot recreational rowing vessel from a local rowing club on the Patapsco River in Baltimore. Total constructive loss of rowing scull. USCG FOC 003-26.

Occurred 2024-08-07 · Oceaneering

Track USCG report: 16-foot autonomous vessel collided with rowing scull on Patapsco River in Baltimore

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Sources (1)

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/foc/USCGFOC_003-26.pdf

Status history

Active · 2026-07-03 · agent:depth

Common questions

What happened in USCG report: 16-foot autonomous vessel collided with rowing scull on Patapsco River in Baltimore?: US Coast Guard report: On August 7, 2024, a 16-foot autonomous vessel (VICAR 602) collided with a 27-foot recreational rowing vessel from a local rowing club on the Patapsco River in Baltimore. Total constructive loss of rowing scull. USCG FOC 003-26.
When did this incident occur?: The incident is recorded as occurring on August 7, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.
Who was involved in USCG report: 16-foot autonomous vessel collided with rowing scull on Patapsco River in Baltimore?: The incident is recorded as involving Oceaneering on the DEPLOY registry. No specific robot model is linked to this incident in the registry.
Has anyone responded to USCG report: 16-foot autonomous vessel collided with rowing scull on Patapsco River in Baltimore?: No responses to this incident are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Operators, manufacturers, or affected parties can submit responses to the editorial team; absence is not a guarantee no response was issued.
What is the current status of USCG report: 16-foot autonomous vessel collided with rowing scull on Patapsco River in Baltimore?: This incident is an active record on the DEPLOY registry; no retraction or correction has been issued.

Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-03

Sources by quality tier

1: primary-government-record; Government record

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

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