A disconnectable mooring system 11 for offshore semi-submersible floating structures 4. A disconnectable buoy 24 has a number of mooring lines 20a-c which include a buoy chain 22b between the mooring chain and the buoy. The mooring chain and the buoy chain are connected via a mooring connector 18. In a first configuration (Fig 3b) the buoy is disconnected and supports the mooring chains for recovery at shallow depths to be pulled in. In a second configuration (Fig 2b), the mooring lines are pulled in via the mooring connectors and the buoy chain is left as a catenary between the buoy and mooring point to thereby provide a spread mooring.


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    Title :

    Disconnectable mooring system for offshore floating semi-submersible


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    Publication date :

    2021-03-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS



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