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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2020
Noble Drilling A/s, Kongens Lyngby, DK;
Mikkel Søndergaard Pedersen, Thisted, DK;
John Røn Pedersen, Frederikssund, DK;
NOBLE DRILLING A/S, Kongens Lyngby, DK;
Abstract
An offshore drilling vessel includes a hull and at least one opening in the hull arranged to receive an end of at least one submersible cable. The offshore drilling vessel also comprises a cable capture mechanism configured to lift the end of the at least one submersible cable through the at least one opening from a submersed position to a raised position. A cable connector is configured to couple to the end of the at least one submersible cable when the end of the at least one submersible cable is in the raised position such that the offshore drilling vessel comprises an external data and/or power connection via the submersible cable.