EP 1400442 A1 20040324 - Mooring apparatus
Title (en)
Mooring apparatus
Title (de)
Vertäuungsverfahren
Title (fr)
Dispositif de mouillage
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 0221698 A 20020918
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to apparatus for mooring a floating vessel in open sea, using a semi submersible floating dock. The apparatus is particularly suitable for tankers carrying liquid natural gas in cryogenic form which can be a dangerous substance to handle and hence offshore terminals are preferred. The apparatus comprises a semi-submersible floating dock (1) for receiving a vessel (10) and a single point mooring system (5), with a rigid arm (3) between the two. The dock (1) is pivotally connected to the arm (3). The single point mooring system (5) comprises a mooring buoy (17) secured to the seabed by a compliant anchoring system such as a number of catenary anchor legs (15). This allows vertical movement of the mooring buoy (17) but constrains the movement to a relatively small column of water. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B63B 22/02 (2006.01); B63B 27/34 (2006.01); B63C 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B63B 22/026 (2013.01); B63C 1/02 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- GB 2056391 A 19810318 - TECNOMARE SPA
- US 3841501 A 19741015 - VAN HEIJST W
- FR 1421700 A 19651217 - FMC CORP
Citation (search report)
- [Y] WO 8201859 A1 19820610 - BROWN & CO GEORGE [GB], et al
- [DY] US 3841501 A 19741015 - VAN HEIJST W
- [DA] FR 1421700 A 19651217 - FMC CORP
- [DA] GB 2056391 A 19810318 - TECNOMARE SPA
- [A] US 3668875 A 19720613 - SANDER OTTO, et al
- [A] FR 1465759 A 19670113 - SHELL INT RESEARCH
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH CY FR IT LI NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1400442 A1 20040324; EP 1400442 B1 20061122; CY 1105952 T1 20110406; GB 0221698 D0 20021030; GB 2393169 A 20040324; GB 2393169 B 20041222
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03255544 A 20030905; CY 071100099 T 20070125; GB 0221698 A 20020918