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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2018
Saipem S.a., Montigny le Bretonneux, FR;
Christophe Colmard, Guyancourt, FR;
Sylvie Deschamps, Paris, FR;
Mathieu Buschiazzo, Magny les Hameaux, FR;
SAIPEM S.A., Montigny le, FR;
Abstract
A device for rapidly remotely coupling together two vessels, in particular a first ship or floating support and a second ship, comprises: at least one floating and docking structure fastened to or suitable for being releasably fastened to the side and/or the keel of the hull of a second vessel; and at least two actuators spaced in succession from one another in the longitudinal direction of the first vessel. The actuator cylinder of each the actuator is arranged to be fastened to the side of the hull of the first vessel, using a first fastener and pivot hinge device. The end of the rod of each actuator is arranged to be fastened to or suitable for being fastened to the floating and docking structure via a second fastener and pivot hinge device.