Method for discharging liquid from a tank of a stricken ship
AssigneeJlmd Ecologic Group
InventorsGilles Longueve, Roch Hallopeau
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Abstract
This method for discharging liquid from a tank of a ship that is partially out of the water and has at least one technical access (3), comprises the steps of: opening this technical access, introducing a rigid pipe (13) into the interior of the tank (1) through this technical access (3), placing inside this rigid pipe (13) a lift pump or suction pump (15) that can be without a delivery hose.
Claims13
A method for discharging liquid from a tank of a ship that is partially submerged and having no pumping means, or having pumping means that are at least partially damaged, and/or requiring additional pumping means, said tank including at least one technical access, the method comprising the steps of:
- opening said technical access,
- introducing a rigid pipe into the interior of the tank through the technical access,
- placing, inside this rigid pipe, a pump comprising at least one of a lift pump that is positioned in the lower portion of said pipe, and a suction pump that is positioned in the upper portion of said pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.