ACUA Ocean company
ACUA Ocean is a UK maritime technology company that develops autonomous uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and AI-enabled ocean data collection solutions for defense, offshore energy, scientific research, and commercial maritime operations.
ACUA Ocean overview
Founded by brothers Neil and Mike Tinmouth, ACUA Ocean is a maritime technology company bringing together more than a century of combined experience in the maritime sector.
Prior to ACUA Ocean, Neil was a founding member of the GEBCO Alumni team that won the Shell Ocean Discovery XPrize for autonomous ocean mapping, whilst Mike has been an innovation mentor to the UK Ministry of Defence since 2019.
MISSION
ACUA’s mission is to enable the sustainable and scalable collection of ocean data through technology solutions and services.
VISION
Our vision is to be the leading platform for full ocean data collection.
VALUES
DIVERSE
We bring diversity of thought through our diversity of backgrounds and experiences
PROBLEM-SOLVERS
We deliver innovation which focuses on customer requirements
SCIENCE-LED
Data and evidence drives our decision-making above all else
RESILIENT
From the design principles for autonomous systems to how we as a team respond to challenges and setbacks; resilience is at the core of our decisions and behaviours

ACUA Ocean UAVs
ACUA Ocean Profile