AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING FLUIDS BETWEEN A VESSEL AND THE SHORE

An apparatus for transferring fluids between a vessel and the shore comprises a buoy anchored to the bottom of the body of water and a pair of coaxial rotatable turntables mounted on the buoy, one to provide a mooring for the vessel and the other to serve as a connection for the conduits.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • U.S. Patent Classification: C1.114/230.
• Corporate Authors:

  Industrieele Handelscambinatie Holland (NV)

  , ZZ Holland   
• Publication Date: 1970-11-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mooring buoys; Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Single point moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Spm description and plans
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056582
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM