Arrangement and method for collecting oil
AssigneeKvaerner Masa-Yards Oy
InventorsPekka Salmi, Erkki Mykkanen
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Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for collecting oil from water in open water and/or winter conditions, whereby a vessel's (1) hull (2) and an oil collecting equipment (4) are utilized as an oil collector. According to the invention, the oil collecting equipment (4) is attached to the vessel's (1) hull (2) and it is equipped with an auxiliary device (7), which comprises at least two auxiliary means (10a,b) which are interconnected so that they are movable with respect to each other. The auxiliary means (10a,b) can be utilized in various ways in different conditions.
Claims7
1-17. (canceled)
A method for collecting oil from water, comprising:
- providing a vessel comprising a hull, an oil separating means for receiving oil and water and separating the oil from the water, and an auxiliary device for cooperating with the hull to collect oil and lead the oil and water to the oil separating means, wherein the auxiliary device comprises at least two auxiliary members that are attached to the hull and are interconnected so that they are movable with respect to each other,
- for collecting oil in open water and relatively calm conditions, positioning the auxiliary members so that they project outwards from the vessel's broad side, and
- for collecting oil from among broken ice in the water, positioning one of the auxiliary members against the vessel's broad side and turning the other auxiliary member with respect to the vessel's broad side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.