No hands on deck! SA boatbuilders hope for lift from rising robot tide
Country’s first unmanned vessel is being built for a client in Saudi Arabia
19 May 2024 - 00:00
For centuries the world sent ships and seafarers to South Africa in search of profit. South Africa now looks to profit from the world by sending back a boat that needs no sailors...
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