Spread moored midship hydrocarbon loading and offloading system

Details Spread moored midship hydrocarbon loading and offloading system Spread moored midship hydrocarbon loading and offloading system

2006-06-06

2006-06-06

Avila, Stephen (Department: 3617)

Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices

Buoy

For mooring a vessel

Reexamination Certificate

active

07056177

ABSTRACT:
A hydrocarbon mooring and transfer system (2) includes a tower (3) resting on the seabed (4), a vessel (1) containing hydrocarbons, anchoring elements including at least four spaced-apart anchoring members (12, 13, 14, 15) connected via a respective anchor line (21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27) to the vessel (1), a hydrocarbon transfer duct (6) extending between a coupling position (7), located between the bow (20) and stern (24) of the vessel (1) and the tower (3). The system including at least six anchoring members (12, 13 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19), at least four of which are connected to the vessel (1), the vessel being attachable to at least two different groups (12, 13, 14, 15; 14, 16, 17, 18; 15, 16, 18, 19; 12, 13, 17, 19) consisting of four anchoring members in at least two orientations.

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