A marine pipeline installation vessel for laying a pipeline on the via the reel lay method. The vessel comprises a storage reel for storage of the pipeline to be laid, and a pipeline launch tower mounted to the vessel, which pipeline launch tower is adapted to launch the pipeline in a firing line along said tower. Furthermore a pipeline guide is provided which is mounted at an elevated position to the pipeline launch tower, which is adapted to guide a pipeline from a storage reel over the pipeline guide into the firing line. The pipeline guide comprises a base frame member which supports thereon a pipeline straightening assembly, which is pivotal between a first position, wherein the straightening assembly is aligned with the firing line, and a second position, wherein the base frame member and the straightening assembly are remote from the firing line.
MARINE PIPELINE INSTALLATION VESSEL AND METHOD
VERFAHREN UND PIPELINE INSTALLATIONSSCHIFF
PROCEDE ET NAVIRE D' INSTALLATION DE PIPELINE
2017-05-10
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch