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Orca AI Launches Co-Captain, a Vessel-to-Vessel Navigation Alert Network

The AI-driven service links equipped ships into a privacy-preserving alert network to address rising safety risks at sea.

Overview

  • Orca AI says its network has passed 1,000 installed vessels with more than 1,200 ships booked, enabling real-time, route-specific alerts between participating crews.
  • The platform shares detections of non-AIS craft, severe weather, GNSS spoofing or jamming, dense traffic, piracy risk areas, environmental protections and temporary restrictions.
  • Co-Captain builds on the company’s SeaPod and Fleet View systems to deliver guidance tailored to a vessel’s characteristics, with planned integration into NAVTEX and ECDIS.
  • All shared reports are anonymized and verified for privacy, and crews can manually tag hazards and observed conditions, according to the company.
  • Orca AI cites a dataset exceeding 100 million nautical miles and notes customers such as Maran Tankers, MSC, Seaspan and NYK.