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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2011
Paul Jauncey, Wingrave, GB;
Jose Suarez, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul Jauncey, Wingrave, GB;
Jose Suarez, San Diego, CA (US);
Gobbler Oil Spill Recovery Ltd., Wingrave, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Abstract
An oil spill recovery vessel () equipped with a skimmer unit () moves forward through an oil spill () at a normal skimming speed with its skimming unit operating to recover oil, and simultaneously transfers recovered oil through an oil transfer hose () to a bladder () being towed by the vessel using a towing cable (). The oil transfer hose () and towing cable () attach to the vessel in substantially the same location situated approximately on the fore-aft centerline of the vessel and at least one third of the vessel's length from the stern or more forwardly an oil transfer bollard () of the vessel. In one embodiment the oil transfer hose () and towing cable () attach to an oil transfer bollard unit () comprising a towing post and an oil transfer pipe. The oil transfer bollard () can also be used to transfer oil from a towed unit to the vessel.