Vertical connector

A vertical connector comprising:

• a stationary connector part,
• a mobile connector part connectable to the stationary connector part and
• a clamp connector,
• wherein said stationary connector part has an upward projecting pipe boss having a diameter,
• said mobile connector part has a guiding means to assist by angular deviation entering of the mobile connector part onto the stationary connector part,
• said guiding means defines an internal upper and lower cavity which includes a lower introduction opening which is larger than the diameter of the stationary pipe boss,
• said upper cavity is tapered and is smaller than the lower cavity,
• said guiding means cooperates with the upward projecting pipe boss during a landing operation of the mobile connector part over the pipe boss to create an aligning force,
• said guiding means comprising an upper set of plate elements each having a plate plane and an inward directed plate edge, the plate planes directed in a substantially radially outward direction from a central axis and circumferentially arranged around the central axis;
• said mobile connector part carries a sealing ring, wherein said sealing ring is protected by said guiding means, and said sealing ring is engageable with a conical sealing surface on an interior surface of the pipe boss and said sealing ring is capable of providing a seal with said interior surface of the pipe boss in a subsea environment, and
• said clamp connector secures the stationary connector and the mobile connector together into a sealing connection.