A system for refloating a grounded floatable vessel uses cylinder-shaped inflatable buoyant rollers that are placed under the vessel hull, inflated until they support the bottom hull and then caused to roll seaward while carrying the vessel into the water. An independently propelled vehicle pulls the vessel resting on the rollers into the water. An operator wirelessly controls inflation and deflation of the rollers to ensure stability of the vessel during the refloating operation.
A SYSTEM FOR REFLOATING GROUNDED VESSELS
SYSTEM ZUM FLOTTMACHEN VON AUF DEN GRUND GESUNKENEN SCHIFFEN
SYSTÈME DE RENFLOUAGE DE NAVIRE MIS À SEC
2019-03-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen |