System for recovering a surface marine craft from a carrier ship

A recovery system for recovery of a surface marine craft by a carrier ship, said recovery system comprising:

• a lifting device configured to equip the carrier ship, the lifting device comprising:
• a davit lift equipped with a lifting cable comprising a connection interface at one end thereof,
• a boat hook pole configured to extend laterally outside a hull of the carrier ship, above the waterline of the carrier ship, a guide cable being suspended from said boat hook pole,
• an anchor connected to a free end of said guide cable, said guide cable being dimensioned so that, when the anchor is suspended from the boat hook pole by the guide cable, in an absence of other constraints, the anchor is below the waterline of the carrier ship, the connection interface of the lifting cable being detachably connected to the anchor, and
• a towing cable connected to the anchor and configured to be connected to the carrier ship forward of the boat hook pole;
• and
• a receiving device configured to cooperate with the lifting device and configured to equip the surface marine craft, the receiving device comprising:
• a forward module configured to equip a prow of the surface marine craft, the forward module comprising an opening configured to jointly receive the guide cable and the lifting cable and to allow said guide cable and lifting cable freedom in translation in said opening, and a receiving housing configured to receive a part of the anchor by which the anchor fastens to said forward module when said part is engaged in said housing, fastening of the anchor to the forward module leading to fastening of the connection interface of the lifting cable to a handle detachably connected to the forward module, and
• a lifting support configured to be rigidly fastened at at least one lifting point of the marine craft, said lifting support being shaped to receive and immobilize the handle.