Marine drilling riser system

A drilling riser system, comprising:

• a plurality of drilling riser joints, each of the plurality of drilling riser joints comprising:
• a tubular housing;
• a box end located at a first end of the tubular housing;
• a ring adapted to move axially from a first position to a second position to connect the drilling riser joint to a second drilling riser joint, wherein a portion of the ring has a first toothed profile;
• and
• a latch secured to the box end, comprising a second toothed profile, wherein the latch is adapted to bias the second toothed profile into engagement with the first toothed profile on the ring when the ring is disposed in the second position so that engagement between the second toothed profile on the latch with the first toothed profile on the ring opposes axial movement of the ring from the second position to the first position;
• and
• a spider adapted to support one of the plurality of drilling riser joints and to drive a ring of one of the plurality of drilling riser joints axially from the first position to the second position.