Patent ID: 8636447

Claim:
An apparatus for repairing a subsea pipeline at a subsea floor, the apparatus comprising: a pile having a receptacle on a top surface thereof, said receptacle comprising a pair of slotted members extending upwardly from said top surface of said pile, each slotted member of said pair of slotted members having a tapered opening and a hole formed below and communicating with said tapered opening; a frame having a pair of pins extending outwardly respectively on opposite sides of said frame, said pair of pins respectively pivotally received in the holes of the slotted members such that said frame can freely rotate with respect to said top surface of said pile; a length of pipeline affixed to said frame, said length of pipeline having an end extending in transverse relationship to a remainder of said length of pipeline, said end of said length of pipeline facing away from said frame, said length of pipeline having a first portion affixed to said frame and a second portion extending away from said frame; and a pipe support frame affixed to said second portion of said length of pipeline, said pipe support frame having a bottom plate suitable for supporting said second portion a desired distance above the subsea floor.