Photos: A kite to pull a cargo ship

Earlier tests of the kite were run from the 15-meter, 15-ton Jan Luiken, named for an investor in the company who died in 2004. This version of the kite was approximately 40 square meters in size. SkySails envisions finding customers among not only trade fleets, but also the superyachts of the rich and famous.

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