Patent ID: 7744313

Claim:
A barrier for protecting a port or off-shore structure, the barrier comprising: a first end support; a second end support; a top rope connected to the first end support and the second end support, a first upper rope connected to the first end support and the second end support; a second upper rope connected to the first end support and the second end support; a first bottom rope connected to the first end support and the second end support; a second bottom rope connected to the first end support and the second end support; a plurality of hanger ropes connecting the top rope to both the first upper rope and the second upper rope; a plurality of energy absorption devices connected to one or both of the first upper rope and the second upper rope; a plurality of energy absorption devices connected to one or both of the first bottom rope and the second bottom rope; and a net having a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side, wherein the top of the net is connected to the first upper rope and the second upper rope, and the bottom of the net is connected to the first bottom rope and the second bottom rope, such that the first side of the net is proximate to the first end support and the second side of the net is proximate to the second end support.