SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR MOORING A VESSEL AND TRANSFERRING ENERGY TO OR FROM A VESSEL

Abstract: systems and processes for mooring a vessel. the system can include a buoy that includes a fixed part rotatively coupled to a rotating part. a first swivel can be disposed on the buoy that includes a fixed part rotatively coupled to a rotating part, with the fixed part of the first swivel coupled to the fixed part of the buoy. a second swivel can be disposed on the buoy that includes a fixed part rotatively coupled to a rotating part, with the fixed part of the second swivel coupled to the rotating part of the buoy. a spool can be coupled to and configured to rotate with the rotating part of the second swivel. a central longitudinal axis of the first swivel can be oriented vertically with respect to the buoy and a central longitudinal axis of the second swivel can be oriented substantially horizontally with respect to the buoy.

Inventor(s): Joel Andrew Kolb

CPC Classification: B63B22/02 (SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning ; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines ))

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