privacy, since drones are aircraft and it is a felony to shoot or disable aircraft. Mobile devices can also be an invasion of privacy. Do you really know if the guy in the other boat is texting or taking a picture of your boat? The only action you can take is to call law enforcement and have privacy laws enforced. But, once again, finding the pilot is very difficult.
Alicia Amerson flying a drone.
The 2017 hurricanes in the United States and the Caribbean put drones to the test of providing humanitarian services. Throughout the hurricane ravaged regions, drones were used to search for victims and get help dispatched. After the hurricanes, the boat insurance industry relied on drones to inspect damaged boats and provide adjustors the images needed to settle claims. Drones can help in sailor-overboard recovery. The drone sits in a “nest�, activated and ready to launch automatically if a sailor goes overboard. A transponder as part of a sailor’s daily wear at sea, perhaps attaching to a belt, would be switched on by a combination of seawater and detecting too much distance from the ship. The drone would be automatically activated, and using homing capability, would find and hover near the sailor overboard. The drone can do more than hover. Drones could drop a life ring or dye. It could stream video back to the ship SisterShip 51