ONE POINT MOORING SYSTEM FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING A FLUID INTO OR FROM A SHIP

A one-point mooring system arranged for loading or unloading fluid-cargo ships. The system includes a fixed member anchored to the water floor which carries a rotatable member having a mooring line connected thereto. The fixed member carries a first fluid line which is rotatably connected in fluid communication with a second fluid line carried by the rotatable member. The second fluid line is provided with a swivel to permit swivelling of the second line along a horizontal axis and is attached to a hose connectable to a ship for completing a flow path between the ship and the first fluid line. When the system is not accommodating a ship, the free ends of the hose and mooring line may be attached by means of a cable to a surface buoy to facilitate recovery of the mooring line and hose when the ship approaches.

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  United States Patent Office

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• Authors:
  • Dickson, A F
  • Coombe, JGB
  • West, F G
• Publication Date: 1970-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deepwater harbors; Intermodal transfer; Offshore moorings; Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Single point moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil transfer systems; Spm new concepts
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053897
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Patent Office
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 3,515,182 Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1974 12:00AM