Patent ID: 8016519

Claim:
Apparatus for transporting an offshore structure including a longitudinally extensive shaft, mast or tower and for mounting the offshore structure on an offshore support base, the apparatus comprising: a frame including an engaging portion configured to engage the shaft, mast or tower, a plurality of legs configured to rest on an underlying supporting surface and a plurality of lifting formations by which the frame may operatively be lifted, each leg including an adjustable foot, the frame being configured to support and carry the offshore structure with the shaft, mast or tower in a substantially upright condition; a transporting vessel; a control arrangement operable to control the movement of each foot; and a pair of lifting cranes mounted on the vessel, the lifting cables of the cranes being operatively connected to the lifting formations of the frame, whereby the offshore structure, carried in the frame may operatively be lifted from land onto the vessel; wherein each foot is moveable between an extended condition and a retracted condition; and wherein each foot is moveable with respect to its respective leg.