The dishes are then flown back to the control boat where they are sealed and taken to be analysed in a laboratory to identify particular pathogens - bacteria, viruses, fungi.

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Platypus' proprietary app helps control the boat autonomously, using the handset's camera to provide situational awareness.

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The Audi Sailing Team Germany (STG) uses Sail Better, a mobile solution to help sailors and coaches increase training efficiency and share performance-critical data around boat control and sail trim settings.

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"The boat was trying to recover one passenger who fell down from the boat and later on the boat could not control the momentum and it went down inside the water, " Lt Col Zahid Hasan, a senior Bangladesh border guard official, told the BBC.

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They reported seeing the boat "out of control for a short time" and striking some other boats, Jo Rawlings, from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, told the BBC.

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He and his son struggled to keep their boat from sinking, eventually regaining control.

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SABA, citing sources in Yemen's Coast Guard, said seven other fishermen escaped on a small boat prior to the pirates' taking control of the fishing boats.

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Kiley didn't know if she believe in God, but her prayer helped her avoid the loss of control that doomed some of her companions in the boat.

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