Subsea anchor line connection method and connector for use therein

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6719497
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10111603

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A method of mooring a vessel to a subsea anchoring element (1) connected to the seabed, and comprising a chain section (3) which is not longer than half the water depth, and which is at or near its free end provided with a coupling member (4), is characterised by the steps of: lowering a multi-strand anchor line (9) from a vessel (8), the multi-strand anchor line (9) being at its free end attached to a connector (10), and attaching the connector (10) to the coupling member (4). The present disclosure also provides an anchor line repair or exchange method comprising the steps of: disconnecting the first multi-strand anchor line (16) from the chain section, lowering a second multi-strand anchor line (9) from a vessel (8), the second multi-strand line (9) being at its free end attached to connector (10), and attaching the connector (10) of the second multi-strand line (9) to the coupling member (4).

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OFFSHORE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION98000 MONACO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Macrae, Michael Ville-France-sur-Mer, FR 4 27
Perratone, Rene Menton, FR 23 224
Pollack, Jack Monaco, MC 111 1104

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