[mbell]

There is nothing special about the barge stabilization, it's off the shelf marine tech. A few azimuth thrusters controlled by a station keeping system.

The only unusual thing about it is that the azimuth thrusters are a lot more powerful than would normally be put on a barge that size to give it better positional control in rough seas.

[flountown]

I know this was a few days ago, but I forgot to check back. The reason I ask, is that this company http://seakeeper.com/ used to be a customer of mine. It seems like an extremely cool concept and I know it works for smaller vessels and the company is currently developing larger solutions for the government and oil industries.

[mbell]

This is what the SpaceX barge uses:

https://www.thrustmaster.net/out-drive-propulsion-unit/porta...