Patent ID: 6178914
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B63B,B66C

Abstract:
A method for launching and retrieving a floating craft from a vessel, said method comprising the steps of:providing a hoisting means attached to a vessel;providing a floating means attached to said hoisting means by a carrying device, said floating means having a rigidly defined shape being configured to be raised and lowered by the hoisting means acting on the carrying device;providing a floating craft which is configured to be engaged in said floating means when said floating means is in a suspended state and which is configured to float freely within said floating means when said floating means is floating on a water surface;providing a towing means attaching a first end of said floating means to the vessel;floating said floating means on the water surface wherein an end of said floating means toward said vessel is loosely tethered toward said vessel by the towing means, and wherein the carrying device slackly connects the floating means to the hoisting means wherein the floating craft freely floats within a receiving area of the floating means.