Single point mooring system employing a submerged buoy and a vessel mounted fluid swivel

摘要: A mooring system for a seagoing vessel, such as an oil tanker, employs submerged buoy and fluid swivel joint mounted in the vessel. The is to depth sufficient enough allow moored vessel drift over other elements without colliding with same. motor drive assembly provided rotating shaft which maintains same position relative buoy, regardless of environmental induced changes heading This insures that one or more flexible hoses connected between will not be twisted if begins rotate about vertical axis mooring. Positioning within provides easy access maintenance repair shields from seawater's detrimental effects.