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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2004
Applicant:
Per Lothe, Førresfjorden, NO;
Inventor:
Per Lothe, Førresfjorden, NO;
Assignee:
Knutsen OAS Shipping AS, , NO;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and a device for protecting a vessel's loading space, the hold () of the vessel being provided with cargo pressure tanks (), from excess pressure if a gas leakage should occur in the hold (), the vessel being provided with a ventilating duct () which is separated in a gastight manner from the remaining rooms of the vessel and extends along the hold () of the vessel.