Apparatus and method for deploying an object or a load on a seabed
US6588985B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B41/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus, for deploying an object or a load on the seabed, the object or the load being coupled to a hoist, such as a hoisting wire in order to enable the object or the load to be lowered to the seabed from a vessel, the apparatus including a body having parts for releasably securing the object or the load to the body and propulsion for moving the body when submerged, whereby the propulsion is positioned offset from the parts for releasably securing the object or the load, in order to be able to induce rotational control on the hoist, when the propulsion is in use.
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