Patent ID: 7055447

Claim:
A portable, floatable vessel for stabilizing a floating craft comprising: a. a bridge structure; b. a lifting bridle connected to the bridge structure; c. a first strut comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end engages the bridge structure and the second end engages a first machinery pod comprising an first azimuth thruster; d. a second strut comprising a second strut first end and a second strut second end, wherein the second strut first end engages the bridge structure and the second strut second end engages a second machinery pod comprising a second azimuth thruster; e. a first docking arm rotatably mounted to the first strut and a second docking arm rotatably mounted to the second strut; f. a first docking bracket connected to an end of the first docking arm opposite the bridge structure and a second docking bracket connected to an end of the second docking arm opposite the bridge structure, wherein the first and second docking brackets engage the floating craft; g. a first docking arm strut connected substantially perpendicular to the first docking arm and a second docking arm strut connected substantially perpendicular to the second docking arm; h. a first arm pod for providing buoyancy connected to the first docking arm strut and a second arm pod for providing buoyancy connected to the second docking arm strut; i. a first drag dish connected to the first arm pod and a second drag dish connected to the second arm pod; j. a first arm cylinder connected between the bridge structure and the first docking arm and a second arm cylinder connected between the bridge structure and the second docking arm; and k. a control center located on the bridge structure, wherein the control center communicates with the first and second machinery pods, the first and second azimuth thrusters, the first and second docking arms, and the first and second arm cylinders.