Mooring line extension system
AssigneeExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
InventorsSangsoo Ryu, Craig B. Martin
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Abstract
A mooring system for a marine vessel utilizing an extension system. The mooring system comprises at least one mooring line having a first line section and a second line section. An extension device is associated with the at least one mooring line. The extension device has a first component and a second component. The first and second component each has a shear pin hole. A shear pin is positioned within the shear pin holes thereby connecting the first component and the second component. The mooring system also comprises an extension line having a first end connected to the first component and a second end connected to the second component.
Claims12
A mooring system for a marine vessel comprising:
- at least one mooring line, the at least one mooring line having a first line section and a second line section;
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- an extension device, the extension device comprises:
- a first component, the first component attached to the first line section and having a first shear pin hole,
- a second component, the second component attached to the second line section and having a second shear pin hole,
- a shear pin positioned within the first shear pin hole and the second shear pin hole thereby connecting the first component and the second component, and
- an extension line having a first end connected to the first component and a second end connected to the second component.
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