Stinger for a pipe laying operation

A stinger, comprising:

• a first body member and a second body member formed from a non-metallic material, the first body member and the second body member comprising an inner chamber and a wall, the wall comprising:
• a lower portion, and
• an upper portion,
• wherein a width of the upper portion is less than a width of the lower portion, and wherein the inner chamber is defined at least partially by the lower portion and the upper portion;
• and
• a plurality of cross-support members disposed between the first body member and the second body member, wherein the inner chamber of the first body member is in fluid communication with the inner chamber of the second body member via a flow path formed in at least one cross-support member of the plurality of cross-support members.

A stinger, comprising:

• one or more body members formed from a non-metallic material, at least one of the one or more body members comprising an inner chamber and a wall, the wall comprising:
• a lower portion, and
• an upper portion,
• wherein a width of the upper portion is less than a width of the lower portion, and the inner chamber is defined at least partially by the lower portion and the upper portion;
• and
• a row of roller assemblies attached to the at least one of the one or more body members, wherein each roller assembly of the row of roller assemblies is inclined at an angle relative to a transverse axis of the stinger, and each roller assembly of the row of roller assemblies comprises:
• a body having a plurality of slots,
• a first roller attachment member disposed in a first corresponding slot,
• a second roller attachment member disposed in a second corresponding slot, and
• a roller coupled to the first roller attachment member and the second roller attachment member.