Self-restoring motion compensating mooring system

A self-restoring motion compensating mooring system for a floating unit, the mooring system comprising:

• a floating unit;
• a plurality of mooring anchors;
• a plurality of top fairleads attached near the top edges of the floating unit;
• a plurality of bottom fairleads attached near bottom edges of the floating unit;
• a stabilizer located below the floating unit configured to lower the center of gravity of the entire system leading to greater stability;
• a plurality of mooring cables passing through the respective top fairleads and the respective bottom fairleads, connected between the plurality of mooring anchors and the stabilizer;
• wherein the center of gravity of the stabilizer is located directly below the center of gravity of the floating unit in the respective equilibrium positions of the floating unit and the stabilizer;
• wherein external forces acting upon the floating unit and/or stabilizer, causes the stabilizer to move in the direction of the applied force relative to the position of the stabilizer under the floating unit thereby creating tension on the plurality of mooring cables;
• wherein the tension created by the displacement of the stabilizer acts in the opposite direction to offset the applied force and brings the floating unit and the stabilizer back to the respective neutral equilibrium positions.