The high seas haven’t been this sketchy since the Golden Age of Piracy. To navigate these tricky waters, a US-based tech start-up called Blue Water Autonomy is promising to “usher in” a new era of autonomous ships. They’ve just received $14 million in seed funding and have already begun saltwater testing in the real world. Founded in 2024, the company is being led by a team that has previously worked for Amazon Robotics, iRobot, and the US Navy. They believe the need for autonomous ships has been amplified by a number of recent developments in the wider world, particularly in…