Fixation arrangement adapted to releasably fix a wind turbine tower segment to a support of a transport vessel

A fixation arrangement adapted to releasably fix a wind turbine tower segment to a support of a transport vessel, the fixation arrangement comprising a plurality of fixation means, wherein each of the fixation means comprises a base member fixable to the support and each of the fixation means comprises:

• a) a lever arm connected to the base member and pivotable around a pivot axis, the lever arm comprising two sections, a first section extending from a first end of the lever arm to the pivot axis and a second section extending from the pivot axis to a second end of the lever arm, the second section comprising clamping means for clamping to a flange of the wind turbine tower segment when the clamping means is directly above the flange, the base member with lever arm being fixable on the support in a desired position wherein, solely by pivoting the lever arm around the pivot axis, the lever arm is movable from a non-clamping position wherein the lever arm is not disposed above the flange to a clamping position wherein the clamping means of the lever arm is disposed directly above the flange so as to enable the clamping means to clamp onto the flange;
• b) at least one tensioning element configured for directly or indirectly engaging with the lever arm;
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• c) means for moving the at least one tensioning element linearly along the base member in a horizontal direction toward and away from the lever arm;
• wherein, with the base member and lever arm fixed on the support in the desired position, the at least one tensioning element and lever arm are configured and arranged with respect to one other such that (i) a force applied by the moving means to move the at least one tensioning element toward the lever arm causes the at least one tensioning element to engage the lever arm with the lever arm in the non-clamping position and to apply to the lever arm a force consisting of an angular force that causes the lever arm to rotate around the pivot axis from the non-clamping position to the clamping position, and (ii) a force applied by the moving means to move the at least one tensioning element away from the lever arm causes the clamping means to disengage from the support and the lever arm to swing around the pivot axis to a position wherein the lever arm is nearer to upright than horizontal such that the wind turbine tower segment can be released and lifted from the support without interference from the lever arm.