Hydraulic and earth engineering – Subterranean or submarine pipe or cable laying – retrieving,... – Submerging – raising – or manipulating line of pipe or cable...
Patent
1998-02-13
1999-07-06
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Subterranean or submarine pipe or cable laying, retrieving,...
Submerging, raising, or manipulating line of pipe or cable...
405158, 405165, 405166, F16L 104
Patent
active
059190035
ABSTRACT:
A pipeline recovery system (10) is disclosed having a recovery vessel (11) with an upper deck (12) and a pivotal pipeline ramp (13) mounted to the bow of the vessel. The system also includes a pipeline support bed (22) having a middle portion (23), two grated portions (24) straddling the middle portion, and a liquid collection trough (25) coupled to a seawater contaminate separator (26). A pipeline positioning winch (30) is mounted to a rearward end of the pipeline support bed. A length of a pipeline (P) is lifted from the seabed and onto the support bed where it is secured by a pair of clamping arms (40) and a vertical clamp (41), and cut with a pipe shear (42).
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Hunter Morris
Pregeant, Jr. Clyde
Smith Jeffrey
Grand Isle Shipyard, Inc.
Taylor Dennis L.
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