Title:
船舶係泊方法及びシステム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006525189
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A method and a system are provided for the safe berthing of marine vessels in the high seas and other unprotected open waters. The invention allows a large vessel to be berthed alongside in close enough proximity to a marine structure so that conventional loading arm equipment may be used to load and unload the vessel under most environmental conditions. One or more floating dolphins moored to the bottom of the sea and provided with fendering means are used for berthing the vessel alongside to the marine structure. The preferred type of floating dolphin is a triangular semi-submersible moored buoyant structure comprising three buoyant column members, or "caissons", arranged invertical fashion, three buoyant hull segments, or "pontoons", that support and separate the column members and provide heave damping to the moored buoyant structure, and three horizontal bracing members that retain the tops of the column members in place.
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Inventors:
David Charles Laundry
William Thomas Benez, Junior
William Thomas Benez, Junior
Application Number:
JP2006513373A
Publication Date:
November 09, 2006
Filing Date:
April 30, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
David Charles Laundry
William Thomas Benez, Junior
William Thomas Benez, Junior
International Classes:
B63B35/00; B63B11/04; B63B22/02; B63B35/34; B63B59/02; E02B3/06; B63B1/10; B63B21/50
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Mitsuharu Katagiri