Canarias IV
IES Amurga & PLOCAN
Updates:
1st Voyage (no data)
In April of 2018, the PLOCAN Team was almost ready to launch a new miniboat from the Canary Islands. Under the name of Canarias IV, and developed with the involvement of IES Amurga (secondary school in Gran Canaria), launching is expected from El Hierro Island in the next few weeks. The miniboat design and capabilities have been expanded with the integration of a water temperature sensor and a parallel satellite telemetry gateway.
On June 14th 2017, Canarias IV was launched alongside miniboat Boot. However, Canarias IV did not report after deployment and was picked up and refit for deployment in April 2018.
2nd Voyage
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May 2, 2018 - Launched
After final presentation with the students on May 2:
#CanariasIV #miniboat @miniboats presentation @clil_iesgaroe #IESGaroe before to be launched this afternoon from #LaRestinga harbour @elhierronews @elhierrodigital @ElHierroenlaRed @ElHierroTurismo @plocan @AtlanticAll @NOAA @NOAAFish_NEFSC pic.twitter.com/CK9hBOlT9b
— Carlos Barrera (@GliderPLOCAN) May 2, 2018
The Canarias IV was launched!
#CanariasIV @miniboats launched from @ElHierroTurismo @elhierrodigital @elhierronews already on its way (hopefully to the #Caribbean) @clil_iesgaroe #IESAmurga @NOAAFish_NEFSC @NOAA @AtlanticAll @plocan pic.twitter.com/ox7uudf0vh
— Carlos Barrera (@GliderPLOCAN) May 2, 2018
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June 24,2018 - Recovered at sea
After a quick sail south along the coast of Africa and then stalling for weeks off Guinea, she was apparently recovered by a mariner on 24 June and brought home to just south of Dakar. The track and fate of this unit is surprisingly similar to the first Canaries miniboat back in 2015.
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July 5, 2018 - Spotted on Instagram
The Canarias IV showed up on Instagram today!
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