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EP 2 038 168 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 25.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/13 (21) Application number: 07768939.6 (22) Date of filing: 27.06.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 21/20(2006.01) B66C 1/66(2006.01) B63B 21/50(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/NO2007/000237 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/002151 (03.01.2008 Gazette 2008/01)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 27.06.2006 NO 20062991 (71) Applicant: Advanced Production and Loading AS 4816 Kolbjørnsvik (NO)	(72) Inventor: BERG PEDERSEN, Vidar N-4886 Grimstad (NO) (74) Representative: Hov, Espen  Tandbergs Patentkontor AS Uranienborg Terrasse 19 0306 Oslo 0306 Oslo (NO)