China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.

China Merchants Marine Offshore Research Institute Co.

China Merchants Deepsea Research Institute (Sanya) Co.

Shipeng Wang

Lixin Xu

Jiancheng Liu

Xiuzhan Zhang

Xingqun Li

A drag-reducing separator plate for a moonpool, wherein the upper part thereof is a straight wall perpendicular to the sea level, the lower part thereof is connected to a baffle, and a connecting portion is connected between the straight wall and the baffle. The connecting portion may be in the shape of an arc. The shape of the drag-reducing separator plate matches that of the rear wall of the moonpool. During navigation, the drag-reducing separator plate is located in the middle or front of the moonpool, and can cooperate with a drag-reducing notch on the rear wall of the moonpool to greatly reduce the drag induced by intense sloshing of water in the moonpool during navigation of an offshore vessel. When offshore operations are performed under a station keeping condition, the drag-reducing separator plate is moved to the rear wall of the moonpool to avoid hindering the offshore operations.

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Shenzhen, China

Shipeng Wang