Patent ID: 7311053

Claim:
Multipurpose support vessel ( 1 ), comprising a hull ( 2 ) with a bow ( 3 ) and a stern ( 4 ) and with a propulsion arrangement ( 5 ), a bridge ( 6 ) and accommodation quarters ( 7 ) and storage areas ( 8 ) for loads and cargo, where the bridge ( 6 ) and accommodation quarters ( 7 ) form a superstructure and are located in the aft part of the vessel ( 1 ) and almost all storage areas ( 8 ) for loads and cargo are positioned between the superstructure ( 6 , 7 ) and the bow section ( 3 ) of the vessel, characterised in that there is access opening ( 25 ) from the outside of the stern ( 4 ) of the vessel through and or below the accommodation quarters ( 7 ), to the storage areas ( 8 ) of the vessel, and that there is a working platform for hose connections in the bow ( 3 ) of the vessel.