Deme Offshore Nl B.v.

Tideway B.v.

Lucas Jan Adriaan Maria Bols

Philip Meijnardt Jacobus Scheers

Marco Martinus Maria Gremmen

A device for paying out an elongated flexible article from a vessel is described. The device comprises a storage unit for the article, overboarding guide means for the article, article support means defining a cable path between the storage unit and the overboarding guide means, and pulling means for advancing the elongated article along the path. The article support means comprise an overboarding support element that is translatable in a first direction, and a buffering support system comprising a support element that is translatable in a second direction, whereby a translation of the support element has the effect of varying the length of the cable path. A vessel equipped with the device is also described. The device and method allow paying out an elongated flexible article from a vessel in a more efficient way.

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Ravels, Belgium

Lucas Jan Adriaan Maria Bols