Patent ID: 7128008

Claim:
A device for fixing elongated cargo pressure tanks ( 2 ), in particular tanks for pressurized petroleum products, in a cargo hold ( 14 ) of a ship ( 12 ), the ship having a fixing structure ( 18 ) in the cargo hold, said device comprising: a cassette lifting frame for receiving at least two cargo pressure tanks ( 2 ) in an upright position and releasably affixing the tanks on said cassette lifting frame to form an integral, liftable cassette ( 1 ); and a guide frame ( 6 ) for interconnecting the cargo pressure tanks of a cassette, said guide frame being movable along the elongated cargo pressure tanks ( 2 ) and being arranged to take up horizontal forces from the cargo pressure tanks ( 2 ) through abutment against the fixing structure ( 18 ) when the cargo pressure tanks are in the cargo hold ( 14 ) of the ship ( 12 ).