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link – Island business launches worlds first fully recyclable power boat – Manx Radio

Company says sustainable materials give it longer life

An Isle of Man based company has launched the worlds first fully recyclable power boat – and it will be used for patrols by Police Scotland.

ExoTechnologies, based in Douglas, produced the vessel entirely out of sustainable and recyclable material.

According to the company’s chief innovation officer, the workboat has a longer life than that of a normal boat because it has more ‘stronger’ and sustainable material.

Once its come to the end of its lifespan, it can be recycled to something else.

Jeroen Wats says its a milestone for the company:

Seawork has been celebrating another ground-breaking launch this week at the Ultimate Boat stand with the world’s first fully recyclable police boat taking centre stage.

Providing a pathway for the next generation in the industry and showing what recycling efficiencies can look like, the 11m ‘Police Boat’ has been attracting a lot of attention at Seawork, both with its striking look but, perhaps more importantly its forward thinking design prowess.

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ExoTechnologies is seeking to raise capital to scale its recyclable DANU technology worldwide…

link – Police Scotland launches first-ever fully recyclable boat | Glasgow Times

SEARCH and rescue teams will be assisted by the first-ever fully recyclable boat as Police Scotland’s Dive and Marine Unit expands its fleet.

Fitted with the latest technology and design features, the vessel will boost officers’ response to incidents in the water such as missing person searches, event patrols, body recovery and intelligence-led searches as part of investigations.

The force was