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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2009
Herve Jean Francois Legaignoux, Istres, FR;
Michel Pierre Baylot, Marseilles, FR;
Emmanuel Huot, Saint Martin de Nigelles, FR;
Kimon Tullio Ardavanis, Sanremo, IT;
Herve Jean Francois Legaignoux, Istres, FR;
Michel Pierre Baylot, Marseilles, FR;
Emmanuel Huot, Saint Martin de Nigelles, FR;
Kimon Tullio Ardavanis, Sanremo, IT;
Saipem S.p.A., San Donato Milanese, IT;
Abstract
A pipe-laying vessel is provided, including a tower extending upwardly from the vessel, a pipe loading arm for raising a length of pipe from the deck to a position aligned with the tower. The pipe-laying vessel may also include a support assembly for supporting a bulky item to be accommodated along the pipeline, the support assembly including a frame pivotable between a first load receiving position and a second tilted position in which it extends approximately parallel to the tower, and drive means for pivoting the tiltable frame between its first and second positions. The pipe-laying vessel may alternatively or additionally include a welding assembly station cabin in the region of a lower portion of the tower, a movable support assembly for supporting a bulky item to be accommodated along the pipeline, the movable support assembly being disposed on top of the cabin.