Disconnection unit for instantaneous disconnection of a load

A disconnection unit for instantaneous disconnection of a load connected to a vessel by a wire, cable, or chain designed to run on the topside of an assigned part or an open deck of a vessel, where the unit comprises a housing that contains an explosive part, said explosive part comprises at least one explosive unit formed as a directed charge with a blast-off side, and where the unit is arranged to extend above the deck of the vessel,

• wherein
• the disconnection unit comprises a rod mechanism for holding the housing with the explosive part adjoining said wire, cable, or chain above the deck, and which shall be cut, wherein the rod mechanism comprises a number of articulated arms, and that the housing with the explosive part is connected to respective articulated arms and
• wherein the articulated arms are arranged in pairs in a movable scissor position, whereby the housing with the explosive part in an inactive state is retracted in the unit and in an active state is extended from the unit.