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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
Laying vessel for laying pipelines on the bed of a body of water, and laying vessel operating method
Applicants:
Emmanuel Huot, St Martin de Nigelles, FR;
Carlo Chiodini, Maniago, IT;
Inventors:
Emmanuel Huot, St Martin de Nigelles, FR;
Carlo Chiodini, Maniago, IT;
Assignee:
SAIPEM S.P.A., San Donato Milanese, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/16 (2006.01); F16L 1/20 (2006.01); F16L 1/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/16 (2013.01); F16L 1/166 (2013.01); F16L 1/19 (2013.01); F16L 1/20 (2013.01); F16L 1/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laying vessel configured to lay pipelines on the bed of a body of water has a floating structure; a laying tower hinged to the floating structure and configured to assemble and lay a pipeline on the bed of the body of water; and an A&R system configured to abandon and recover the pipeline; and wherein the A&R system has a haul line; and a sheave assembly configured to guide the haul line, and which is fitted to the floating structure to move between a work position at the laying tower, and a position away from the laying tower.