The present invention relates to an apparatus for mooring a floater using a submerged pontoon that does not interfere with floaters and sailing vessels, is not affected by oceanic weather conditions by being submerged at a constant depth, easily separates the floater such as an FPSO from the submerged pontoon, in order to cope with an emergency such as stormy weather, and, upon the emergency being terminated, enables the floater such as an FPSO to return to the operation area and moor to the submerged pontoon and start the operation. The present invention provides an apparatus for mooring a floater using a submerged pontoon including a submerged pontoon that is placed and fixed at a constant depth below the bottom of the floater, wherein the submerged pontoon is fabricated with buoyant pipes, assumes a planar polygon, is lashed by ropes that are connected to weights or anchors on the seabed and is lashed by ropes that are connected to the floater.
APPARATUS FOR MOORING FLOATER USING SUBMERGED PONTOON
DISPOSITIF D'AMARRAGE COMPORTANT UN PONT FLOTTANT SUBMERGE
2017-11-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |