There is provided a self-restoring motion compensating mooring system for a floating unit. The mooring system includes a plurality of mooring anchors, a plurality of top fairleads attached near the top edges of the floating unit, a plurality of bottom fairleads attached near bottom edges of the floating unit, a stabilizer, a plurality of mooring cables passing through the respective top and bottom fairleads, connected between the plurality of mooring anchors and the stabilizer. Further, in respective equilibrium positions of the floating unit and the stabilizer, the center of gravity of the stabilizer is located directly below the center of gravity of the floating unit.


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    Title :

    SELF-RESTORING MOTION COMPENSATING MOORING SYSTEM


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-10-17


    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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