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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2012
Nicolaas J. Vandenworm, Houston, TX (US);
Nicolaas J. Vandenworm, Houston, TX (US);
SSP Technologies, Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
An offshore depot having a vertically symmetric hull, an upper inwardly-tapered wall and a lower outwardly-tapered wall that produce significant heave damping in response to heavy wave action. Ballast is added to the lower and outermost portions of the hull to lower the center of gravity below the center of buoyancy. The offshore depot includes a tunnel formed within or through the hull at the waterline that provides a sheltered area inside the hull for safe and easy launching/docking of boats and embarkation/debarkation of personnel. When the watertight tunnel doors are all shut, the tunnel may be drained to create a dry dock environment within the hull. The offshore depot includes berthing and dinning accommodations, medical facilities, workshops, machine shops, a heliport, and the like.