Patent ID: 8911176
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: B63B,E21B

Abstract:
1. A subsea crude oil and/or gas containment and recovery system comprising: an anchoring means defining a top side and a bottom side for providing a stable support structure for the subsea crude oil and/or gas containment and recovery system; at least one guide cable releasably affixed to the anchoring means via at least one guide cable connector for orienting and/or aligning and supporting the subsea crude oil and/or gas containment and recovery system; at least one guide cable hoisting means for lowering the anchoring means via the at least one guide cable; a plurality of transfer sections releaseably and slideably connected to the at least one guide cable via at least one cable guiding ring for containing and directing crude oil and/or gas from a wellhead or a crude oil and/or gas leak on a seabed floor; and a transfer section hoisting means for lowering the plurality of transfer sections along the at least one guide cable via a hoisting cable.