Belfast-based company launch zero emissions hydrofoil ‘flying’ workboat

 Maritime engineers have launched a "world first" commercially viable workboat that "flies" above the water using electric powered hydrofoils. IPicture: Artemis Technologies/PA Wire

Maritime engineers have launched a “world first” commercially viable workboat that “flies” above the water using electric-powered hydrofoils.

The eco-friendly vessels deploy the same foiling technology used by America’s Cup racing yachts, with hydrofoil wings attached to the hull with vertical struts.