Described is a line handling system 10 for locating on a tugboat, wherein the tugboat 1 is for assisting a marine vessel 2 to manoeuvre. The tugboat 1 comprises a hull 11 having a perimeter P. The line handling system 10 comprises a line guide mechanism 100. The line guide mechanism 100 protrudes, or is positionable to protrude, away from the hull 11 for guiding a line 20 of the marine vessel 2 towards a predetermined region R of the perimeter P. The line handling system 10 further comprises an actuatable coupling mechanism 200 for coupling the line of the marine vessel to a second line when the line of the marine vessel is at the predetermined region R of the perimeter P. [Figure 5] u
Tugboat
2023-05-04
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |