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2. Anchor handling tug supply vessel - Wikipedia

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   The machinery is specifically designed for anchor handling operations. They also have arrangements for quick anchor release, which is operable from the bridge or other normally crewed locations in direct communication with the bridge. The reference load used in the design and testing of the towing winch is twice the static bollard pull.

3. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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   Also called bolster plate. anchor buoy A small buoy secured to a line attached to the crown of an anchor. The line allows the anchor to be unhooked from an obstruction, such as a rock or another vessel's anchor cable, so preventing raising the anchor in the normal way. [14] anchor chain . Also anchor cable. A chain connecting a ship to an anchor.

4. Davit - Wikipedia

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   Boat suspended from Welin Quadrant davits; the boat is mechanically 'swung out' HMS Victory in the 19th century, showing her boats suspended from wooden davits Gravity multi-pivot on cruiseferry Scandinavia Gravity Roller Davit Gravity multi-pivot davit holding rescue vessel on North Sea ferry Freefall lifeboat on the Spring Aeolian Frapping line Labeled Tricing Gripe Steps to launch davit ...

5. Chainplate - Wikipedia

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   A chainplate is a metal plate used to fasten a shroud or stay to the hull of a sailboatto support the mast that sails are attached to. One end of the chainplate is normally fastened to a turnbuckle which is connected to the shroud or stay, whereas the remainder of the chainplate normally has multiple holes that are bolted to the hull, or the ...

6. Offshore embedded anchors - Wikipedia

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   DEPLA components Omni-Max Anchor [12] The dynamically-embedded plate anchor (DEPLA) is a direct-embedment, vertically-loaded anchor that consists of a plate embedded in the seabed by the kinetic energy obtained by freefall in water. This new anchor concept has only been recently developed but has been tested both in the lab and field.

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8. Tension-leg platform - Wikipedia

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   A tension-leg platform (gray) under tow with seabed anchors (light gray) held up by cables (red) on left-hand side; platform with seabed anchors lowered and cables lightly tensioned on right-hand side Tension leg platform (gray) free floating on left-hand side; structure is pulled by the tensioned cables (red) down towards the seabed anchors (light-gray) on right-hand side (very simplified ...

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