On Thursday a Saildrone about 300 miles southwest of Bermuda took video of seas approaching 50 feet while winds gusted to around 100 mph.
The seas looked more like mountains as the Saildrone eerily climbed each wave and traveled down into a crevice before riding another., but with technology, humans can operate the device from thousands of miles away and still gather important data.
“Saildrone is once again demonstrating its ability to provide critical ocean data in the most extreme weather conditions. Hurricane Fiona intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane just before hitting Puerto Rico, causing significant damage and loss of life,” Richard Jenkins, Saildrone founder and CEO said in a statement.
The automated floating weather stations are remote-controlled and built to withstand the very worst impacts of Mother Nature.Saildrone/NOAA via Storyful The company said the drone in Fiona is traveling through the storm at about 9 mph, but when it reaches the top of a wave and surfs its way down, the drone’s forward speed can reach 40 mph.
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