The invention concerns a cargo transfer vessel for transferring fluid between an offshore production facility and a tanker and a method for transferring the 5 fluid. The cargo transfer vessel comprises a hull having a first and a second outer longitudinal hull side; a deck, propulsion means for actively maintaining the cargo transfer vessel at a predetermined distance from the offshore production facility and the tanker during fluid transfer operations and fluid transfer means for transferring fluid between the offshore structure 10 and the tanker. The vessel is further characterized in that the hull comprises a main hull member and at least one protruding hull member arranged below the cargo transfer vessels water line at each of the outer longitudinal hull sides for suppressing roll of the vessel, wherein the at least one protruding hull member extends at least partly along the hulls longitudinal length, i.e. 15 from the start of the vessel' s bow to the end of tie vessel' s aft. 108 110 8b 109 6b 5a 8a 5,6 00 00a 7c 10720 7a 13 13b 12a 13a
Cargo transfer vessel
2019-05-02
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |