{"id":"217d7562-9431-43e0-9b53-aa25806ab220","slug":"collision-2024-12-01-river-drone","kind":"collision","headline":"River Drone 5 collided with container ship near Rotterdam","summary":"The semi-autonomous barge River Drone 5 collided with another inland vessel near Rotterdam. Although River Drone 5 is capable of fully autonomous operations, it was under human control of the onboard master at the time of the incident, not Seafar's autonomous navigation system.","occurredAt":"2024-12-01T12:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":"135623d1-301a-4c31-ad7d-078e4f43a48c","deploymentId":"485ae92f-28c4-4cff-86a8-12d18f25536a","companyId":"cec406d0-59ca-46af-b557-1b530e698701","dataCenterId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"moderate","rootCauseCategory":null,"rootCauseDetail":null,"affectedUnitsCount":null,"affectedUnitsBasis":null,"remediationStatus":null,"regulatoryAction":"inquiry_opened","regulatoryBody":"Other","propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":null,"fatalityCount":null,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"oshaRecordable":null,"oshaCaseNumber":null,"rootCauseDisclosed":null,"publicDisclosureDate":null,"insuranceClaimPublic":null,"formFactor":"maritime_surface","latitude":null,"longitude":null,"autonomyClass":null,"legalOutcomeClass":"unknown","createdAt":"2026-07-03T04:25:29.706Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-21T23:41:50.142Z","model":{"id":"135623d1-301a-4c31-ad7d-078e4f43a48c","companyId":"cec406d0-59ca-46af-b557-1b530e698701","modelName":"River Drone 5","slug":"river-drone-5","description":"River Drone is a fleet of semi-autonomous inland barges operating in Belgium's waterways, equipped with sensor systems for autonomous navigation. The River Drone 5 is in pilot stage for autonomous inland cargo transport.","formFactor":"maritime_surface","industryVertical":"maritime","environment":"surface_water","maturityStage":"pilot","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://safety4sea.com/containership-and-autonomous-vessel-collide-near-rotterdam/","title":"Containership and autonomous vessel collide near Rotterdam","sourceName":"Safety4Sea"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"keyFacts":[{"label":"Investor","value":"Double Tap Investments (Finnish-Ukrainian)"},{"label":"Application","value":"Water-based warfare / maritime defense"},{"label":"Technology provider","value":"Seafar"},{"label":"Operators","value":"WeBarge, Naval Inland Navigation"},{"label":"Vessel type","value":"Semi-autonomous inland barge"},{"label":"Flag","value":"Belgium"}],"createdAt":"2026-07-03T04:23:17.475Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-12T04:24:55.686Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":null,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":null,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":null,"unitsSource":null,"salesModel":null,"priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":null,"autonomyStatement":null,"autonomyStatementSource":null,"demoForensics":null,"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null},"deployment":{"id":"485ae92f-28c4-4cff-86a8-12d18f25536a","modelId":"135623d1-301a-4c31-ad7d-078e4f43a48c","versionId":null,"locationId":"f42cb087-b4c0-49ea-97b6-d47fcfa6f304","operatorId":"cec406d0-59ca-46af-b557-1b530e698701","ownerId":null,"slug":"river-drone-5-germany-europe","status":"operational","firstSeen":"2024-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","statusChangeReason":null,"contractType":null,"pilotOutcome":null,"endedAt":null,"unitsOnSite":null,"tasksPerformed":["surface_monitoring","patrol","mapping"],"shiftStructure":null,"hoursPerDay":8,"siteType":"port","operatorConfirmed":null,"humanSupervisionOnsite":null,"locationPrecisionTier":"city_centroid","deploymentScale":"small_2_10","siteEnvironment":"outdoor","operatorType":"customer_deployed","sourceQualityTier":8,"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[],"notes":"Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.","keyFacts":[],"reviewNote":"Bulk deepened — form-factor-based metadata assignment","exposureHours":null,"deploymentMilesEstimate":null,"exposureBasis":null,"customerSegment":"municipal","scaleTier":"pilot_lt10","contractValueUsd":null,"contractValueBasis":null,"customerCompanyId":null,"customerExternalName":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-20T04:09:15.144Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T16:27:59.371Z"},"company":{"id":"cec406d0-59ca-46af-b557-1b530e698701","name":"River Drone","slug":"river-drone","description":"River Drone is a fleet of semi-autonomous inland barges operating in Belgium's waterways, equipped with sensor systems for autonomous navigation. The River Drone 5 is in pilot stage for autonomous inland cargo transport.","status":"private","founded":0,"hq":"Belgium","hqLat":50.6402809,"hqLng":4.6667145,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-05T14:45:40.498Z","hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"https://www.riverdrone.com","fundingTotal":null,"type":"hardware","roles":["robot_maker","robot_operator"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":52,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://safety4sea.com/containership-and-autonomous-vessel-collide-near-rotterdam/","title":"Containership and autonomous vessel collide near Rotterdam","sourceName":"Safety4Sea"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Investor","value":"Double Tap Investments (Finnish-Ukrainian)"},{"label":"Application","value":"Water-based warfare / maritime defense"},{"label":"Technology provider","value":"Seafar"},{"label":"Operators","value":"WeBarge, Naval Inland Navigation"},{"label":"Vessel type","value":"Semi-autonomous inland barge"},{"label":"Flag","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Product","value":"Underwater inspection drone/ROV for aquaculture and maritime inspection"},{"label":"Financial stage","value":"Early — limited public information available"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":null,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-07-03T04:23:17.320Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T22:30:11.865Z"},"derived":{"status":"active"},"sources":[{"id":"67236f59-f6d9-4ded-927c-b80225063704","incidentId":"217d7562-9431-43e0-9b53-aa25806ab220","url":"https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/maritime-news/14/accidents/2026/11697/autonomous-vessel-collided-with-container-ship-near-rotterda","label":null,"publishedAt":null,"notes":null,"title":"Autonomous Vessel Collided with Container Ship Near Rotterdam","sourceName":"MarineTraffic","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-07-03T04:25:29.868Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T04:25:29.868Z"}],"responses":[],"statusEvents":[{"id":"d4b89f43-3617-469b-ab71-5b2bde475d9b","incidentId":"217d7562-9431-43e0-9b53-aa25806ab220","status":"active","reason":null,"source":"agent:depth","effectiveAt":"2026-07-03T04:25:30.023Z","createdAt":"2026-07-03T04:25:30.024Z"}],"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/collision-2024-12-01-river-drone","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/collision-2024-12-01-river-drone","headline":"River Drone 5 collided with container ship near Rotterdam","description":"The semi-autonomous barge River Drone 5 collided with another inland vessel near Rotterdam. Although River Drone 5 is capable of fully autonomous operations, it was under human control of the onboard master at the time of the incident, not Seafar's autonomous navigation system.","identifier":"217d7562-9431-43e0-9b53-aa25806ab220","datePublished":"2024-12-01T12:00:00.000Z","articleSection":"collision","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"},"author":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":1,"primary_source_types":[]}}}