Patent ID: 8820259

Claim:
A method for transporting in an aquatic medium a civil engineering structure comprising a wind turbine on top of a mast, the method comprising: associating the civil engineering structure comprising the wind turbine on top of the mast with at least one buoyancy unit by a fastening means, moving the civil engineering structure and the associated buoyancy unit in the aquatic medium to a desired position, wherein the fastening means is located in a region of the civil engineering structure situated above a center of equilibrium of said civil engineering structure associated with the buoyancy unit, the fastening means being configured to decouple rotational movements of the buoyancy unit and of the civil engineering structure about at least one axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the mast of the civil engineering structure, and wherein a lower portion of the mast extends into the water below the buoyancy unit while the civil engineering structure and the buoyancy unit are moved in the aquatic medium.