Tugboat
AssigneeSvitzer A/S
InventorThomas Bangslund
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Abstract
Described is a tugboat 1 for assisting a marine vessel 2 to manoeuvre. The tugboat 1 comprises a hull 11 having a perimeter P. The tugboat 1 also comprises a line handling system 10 comprising a line guide mechanism 100. The line guide mechanism 100 protrudes, or is positionable to protrude, away from the hull 11 for guiding a line 20 of the marine vessel 2 towards a predetermined region R of the perimeter P.
Claims20
A line handling system for locating on a tugboat, wherein the tugboat is for assisting a marine vessel to maneuver and the tugboat comprises a hull having a perimeter;
- wherein the line handling system comprises a line guide mechanism that protrudes, or is positionable to protrude, away from the hull for guiding a line of the marine vessel towards a predetermined region of the perimeter, when the line handling system is located on the tugboat,
- wherein the line handling system comprises an actuatable coupling mechanism for coupling the line of the marine vessel to a second line when the line of the marine vessel is at the predetermined region of the perimeter, when the line handling system is located on the tugboat.
A tugboat for assisting a marine vessel to maneuver, the tugboat comprising:
- a hull having a perimeter;
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- a line handling system comprises a line guide mechanism that protrudes, or is positionable to protrude, away from the hull for guiding a line of the marine vessel towards a predetermined region of the perimeter,
- wherein the line handling system comprises an actuatable coupling mechanism for coupling the line of the marine vessel to a second line when the line of the marine vessel is at the predetermined region of the perimeter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.