Side-by-side mooring bay
US8561563B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2021/002
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mooring system may comprise a station keeping apparatus having a turntable rotatably mounted thereon. The station keeping apparatus is operable to movably couple to a first vessel and to a second vessel in a side-by-side configuration. The turntable is operable to freely rotate both the first and the second vessel about the station keeping apparatus. The station keeping apparatus is securable to the second vessel using a head mooring line having a length which is adjustable for aligning a heading of both the first and the second vessel with a prevailing weather direction. Further, the mooring system may comprise a rigid yoke or a soft yoke movably coupling the turntable to the first vessel for angular adjustment between the station keeping apparatus and a longitudinal center line of the first vessel.
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