THE STRESS ON THE MOORING CABLE IN LOADING OR UNLOADING A SHIP

The stress on the mooring cable in loading or unloading a ship moored with its bow to a single point and free to swing is measured and used to produce a signal which is received ashore or aboard ship, and the ship is cast off as soon as the signal indicates that the stress exceeds a predetermined maximum limit.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Netherland Patent Application 70,10213.
• Corporate Authors:

  Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij NV

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• Publication Date: 1970-9-23

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamic loads; Mooring; Mooring cables; Single point moorings
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056653
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM