Soft quay mooring system

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E02B 3/26 (2006.01) B63B 21/00 (2006.01) B63B 59/02 (2006.01)

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CA 2585377

The invention relates to a mooring system comprising a hydrocarbon storage and/ or processing unit (1) anchored to or resting on the sea bed (2) at an off shore location, and a vessel (13) moored alongside the storage and/or processing unit (1) , the storage and/or processing unit (1) comprising a hull and in a front part (26) and in a rear part (25) of the unit at least one support structure (7, 7') and with another end to a quay member (10, 10') suspended from the suspension member with one end attached to the support structure (7, 7') and with another end to a quay member (10, 10') suspended from the suspension member, the quay member (10, 10') comprising a shock- absorber contacting the vessel. The quay member comprising a mooring line attachment point, a cable extending from a mooring point on the front part of the vessel and on the rear part of the vessel respectively to a corresponding mooring line attachment point on the quay member, the mooring points on the vessel and the corresponding mooring line attachment points being spaced apart in a length direction of the vessel by a distance (Ll, L2) of at least 5m, preferably at least 10m.

La présente invention concerne un système d~amarrage comprenant une unité de stockage et/ou de traitement d~hydrocarbures (1) amarrée à des fonds marins (2) ou reposant sur eux, dans un emplacement hors des côtes (off-shore) et un navire (13) amarré le long de l~unité de stockage et/ou de traitement d~hydrocarbures (1), ladite unité comprenant une coque et dans une partie avant (26) et une partie arrière (25) de l~unité au moins une structure de support (7, 7') et avec une autre extrémité à un élément de quai (10, 10') suspendu depuis l~élément de suspension avec une extrémité fixée à la structure de support (7, 7') et avec une autre extrémité à un élément de quai (10, 10') suspendu depuis l~élément de suspension, l~élément de quai (10, 10') comprenant un amortisseur en contact avec le navire. L~élément de quai comprend un point de fixation de ligne d~amarrage, un câble s~étendant depuis un point d~amarrage sur la partie avant du navire et sur la partie arrière du navire, respectivement, vers un point de fixation de ligne d~amarrage correspondant sur l~élément de quai, les points d~amarrage sur le navire et les points de fixation de ligne d~amarrage correspondants étant espacés dans le sens de la longueur du navire d~une distance (Ll, L2) d~au moins 5 m, et de préférence d~au moins 10 m.

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