Patent ID: 6692192
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A hydrocarbon mooring and transfer system (2) comprising a tower (3) resting on the sea bed (4), a vessel (1) containing hydrocarbons, anchoring means comprising at least six spaced-apart anchoring members (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) at least four of which are connected via a respective anchor line (21, 22, 23, 25, 26) to a respective connection point on the vessel, the mooring and transfer system having at least two anchoring orientations, a hydrocarbon transfer duct (6) extending in each orientation between the coupling position (7), located between the bow (20) and the stern (24) of the vessel and the tower (3), wherein in the first orientation of the vessel (1) the connection points are attached to a first group of anchoring members (12, 13, 14, 15) and wherein in the second orientation of the vessel (1) the connection points are each attached to a different anchoring member of a second group of anchoring members (14, 17, 16, 18), at least two anchoring members in the second group being different from the anchoring members in the first group.