Patent ID: 7029348

Claim:
Mooring buoy ( 6 ) comprising a submerged part ( 12 , 13 ) and a part ( 11 ) extending above water level, the part above water level comprising a fluid outlet duct ( 24 ) for attaching to a vessel ( 7 ), the buoy being anchored to the seabed via substantially taut anchor legs ( 27 , 28 ), a substantially horizontally oriented fluid transfer duct ( 15 ) being connected to a connector ( 17 ) of the buoy ( 6 ) in a non-rigid manner the transfer duct being a mid-depth transfer pipe, the buoy comprising a substantially vertical fluid duct ( 21 ) between the connector ( 17 ) and the outlet duct ( 24 ) and a mooring connector ( 9 ) for attaching to a mooring line ( 8 ) of the vessel ( 7 ), wherein the length (L) of the buoy is between 20 m and 70 m and the ratio of the diameter (D) of the lower part ( 13 ) of the buoy and the length (L) being below 0.3.