doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20722813 

youtu.be/NbBfKwzYtXA 

The Offshore Kinetic Power Matrix / Project: Ghost Fleet ; represents a revolutionary approach to utility-scale marine power, transforming decommissioned commercial shipping hulls into massive, ocean-driven kinetic displacement pistons. By pairing two retired 600-foot Handymax vessels in direct mechanical opposition along a coastal or river current track, the system utilizes the raw, predictable force of a 5 mph flow to generate a continuous, back-and-forth reciprocating tug-of-war. Rather than fighting the water, the immense hydrodynamic drag of the downstream hull produces an unstoppable 50-ton kinetic pull, effortlessly dragging the opposite vessel head-on against the current back to its starting position in a closed, self-contained tension loop.

This elegant "fan belt" architecture completely eliminates the need for complex onboard machinery or internal hull conversions by transferring 100% of the harvested energy directly to the ocean floor through four parallel, 3-inch industrial armor lines. These neutrally buoyant lines wrap around external traction drums on giant, watertight generation vaults anchored permanently to the seabed grid, spinning heavy-duty turbines in a bone-dry environment and routing clean electricity straight to the shore. The entire cycle is dynamically governed and reversed by cross-tethered outside steering lines that leverage the current to automatically pivot the hulls against each other, creating a high-yield, zero-fuel power plant engineered for ultimate mechanical longevity and 24/7 grid stability.