Ocean YES
National Keelung Senior High School
Updates:
1st Voyage
We named our boat M/B Ocean YES because “YES” represents the courage to face challenges and the willingness to move forward with a positive attitude. “Ocean” represents our love for the sea and our desire to explore and understand it. Together, the name expresses our crew’s shared hope to sail bravely into the unknown and inspire more people to care about the ocean.
We would like to thank National Taiwan Ocean University, the Ocean Affairs Council of Taiwan, and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) for their generous support and sponsorship of this project.
On October 19, students, teachers, and partners attended a special ceremony before launching their miniboat, alongside their “sister-ship” the M/B POLARIS!
The boats immediately started heading north. Check out the images captured by the onboard camera while at sea:
Explore the sensor data here:
Both of the boats immediately started heading north, due to a near by monsoon.
Stay tuned for more updates!
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October 20 and 21 - At Sea During a Storm System
On October 20, both minboats started headed back home due to a near by storm system:
By October 21, it was clear these minboats would land soon and efforts began to locate them and recover them once touch down on shore.
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October 21 - Landed and Recovered
On October 21, both miniboats were successfully recovered, M/B Ocean YES with minor damage and M/B Polaris with significant damage based on where they each landed. They will now need to be repaired before a future relaunch:
October 28, 2026 Update:
The National Taiwan Ocean University shared the journey of Ocean YES and Polaris to their website, as well as their audience on Facebook:
Stay tuned for more updates!
