A system for retrieving manned or unmanned daughter boats onto a mothership. The mothership has a crane/davit, a lifting wire connected to a winch, a first connecting device and a drone assembly including propellers and motors. The daughter boat has a second connecting device for cooperation with the first connection device. The drone assembly is removably fastened to the lifting wire and is provided to move the lifting wire and the first connection part in a horizontal plane to a required position above the second connection part. The winch of the mothership might be connected to a winch control system in order to keep the first connection part in a required vertical position for connection to the second connection part.


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    Title :

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING DAUGHTERBOATS TO A MOTHERSHIP


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    Publication date :

    2024-04-18


    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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