MILFORD HAVEN PORT AUTHORITY PILOT BOAT RETROFITTED WITH ZELIM SWIFT MOB RECOVERY SYSTEM The UK’s Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has confirmed it has retrofitted Zelim’s SWIFT man-overboard recovery conveyor to a 19m pilot vessel as part of a three-month trial to assess the system’s capability in high sea states. The Port of Milford Haven, […]
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We are on a journey to make unmanned search and rescue normal. Here’s the latest news from team Zelim.

ZOE Successfully used in Canadian SAR Exercise
Zelim, the Edinburgh-based maritime safety and survival innovator, is cooperating with CASARA, Canada’s Civil Air Search and Rescue Association, following the successful demonstration of its ZOE Intelligent Detection and Tracking system. The trials took place in September, in British Columbia, Canada. during the National SAREX 24 Search and Rescue exercise. CASARA, a volunteer organisation that […]

Zelim’s AI System Wins US Navy SBIR I
We’re excited to announce a major milestone in Zelim’s journey! We’re proud to announce that Zelim, in partnership with TEDGAR Consulting LLC has been awarded a US Navy Phase I SBIR contract! Together, we’ll be developing an advanced Person-in-water System for the US Navy, incorporating our AI-enabled detection and tracking technology, ZOE. This represents our […]

ZELIM UNVEILS WORLD’S FIRST UNMANNED MAN OVERBOARD RESCUE VESSEL AT SMM
Zelim, the Edinburgh based sea survival innovator, has officially launched the world’s first unmanned/manned remotely controlled person-in-water rescue vessel. GUARDIAN, an 8.4m long, 2.5 wide aluminium hulled next-generation Fast Rescue Craft (FRC), was unveiled to the international maritime industry for the first time at the SMM Trade Fair, which is taking place this week in […]

ZELIM’S SWIFT SYSTEM GETS TYPE APPROVAL
Zelim’s SWIFT man overboard recovery device has received full type approval from classification society Lloyd’s Register, paving the way for the maritime industry’s widespread use of the sea survival safety system. A Certificate of Type Approval was presented to Zelim following the successful completion of extensive in-water performance tests at Fleetwood Testing Laboratory and Heavy […]
Zelim Swift trialled by Artemis for new foiling Pilot Vessel design
We are excited to announce that Artemis Technologies has successfully tested our Zelim Swift rescue system as part of their development of a new all-electric foiling Pilot Vessel. This collaboration underscores our shared commitment to advancing safety and operational performance at sea. Commitment to Maritime Safety Pilots play a critical role in bringing vessels safely […]
Stateside demand for smart SAR technology
Zelim took part in numerous maritime and offshore trade shows and search and rescue technology showcase events during the first half of 2024, several of which were ‘across the pond’ in the USA and Canada. With their extensive coastlines and booming maritime and offshore industries, we are seeing significant interest in our unmanned search and […]
AI for search and rescue at sea
We recently attended the COVE Demonstration Day in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, an on-water showcase featuring demonstrations from the world’s leading marine technology innovators. The Zelim team showcased the capabilities of AI for search and rescue at sea. The live demo of ZOE, our AI-enabled person (and object) in water detection, alerting and tracking technology, […]