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US 2025/0074562 A1Published application
Marine vessel disablement system and method
AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
InventorMark Fry
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Abstract
An example is directed to a marine vessel disablement system including an underwater vehicle including an underwater vehicle propulsion system and a warhead; a propulsion mechanism disabling member disposed in the warhead; and an energy unit in the warhead to launch the propulsion mechanism disabling member to mechanically disable a target propulsion mechanism of a marine vessel.
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A marine vessel disablement system comprising:
- an underwater vehicle including an underwater vehicle propulsion system and a warhead;
- a propulsion mechanism disabling member disposed in the warhead;
- and
- an energy unit in the warhead to launch the propulsion mechanism disabling member to mechanically disable a target propulsion mechanism of a marine vessel.
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A marine vessel disablement method comprising:
- directing an underwater vehicle including an underwater vehicle propulsion system and a warhead toward a target propulsion mechanism of a marine vessel;
- and
- activating an energy unit in the warhead to launch a propulsion mechanism disabling member disposed in the warhead to mechanically disable the target propulsion mechanism of the marine vessel.
A marine vessel disablement system comprising:
- an underwater vehicle including an underwater vehicle propulsion system and a warhead;
- nonlethal means for disabling a propulsion mechanism in a nonlethal manner;
- and
- an energy unit in the warhead to launch the nonlethal means to disable a target propulsion mechanism of a marine vessel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.