Needlefish
Ocean Infinity uncrewed vessel used for coastal security work in Kuwait.
Needlefish is Ocean Infinity's uncrewed vessel running coastal security in Kuwait, credited by its operator with a multi-year endurance record since August 2025.
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Can a single uncrewed vessel really run coastal security nonstop for a year?
Timeline for Needlefish
Logged more than 13,000 hours of uncrewed coastal-security operation
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Ocean Infinity: 13,000 hours, no crewBackground
Needlefish has worked coastal security duty in Kuwait since August 2025, operating round the clock through conditions its operator, Ocean Infinity, describes as regularly exceeding 50C.
The vessel's operating hours are quoted only by Ocean Infinity itself, so Needlefish's public record is inseparable from its operator's own account; no outside body has audited the figure. As the vessel rather than the company, its identity rests on this single sustained deployment and the coastal-security task it was built for.
What is Needlefish?
Where does Needlefish operate?
Has Needlefish's 13,000-hour claim been independently verified?
