Anchoring system

Abstract

A mooring system comprising a first and a second object, wherein at least said first object is floating, and wherein said mooring system further comprises a hawser with a first end adapted to be attached to said first object, and a second end adapted to be attached to said second object, wherein the hawser comprises at least two rope segments with an intermediate chafing member arranged between the at least two rope segments, wherein the intermediate chafing member runs via a fairlead and said fairlead is adapted to be arranged adjacent a side of said first object facing the second object and said first end being attached to an attachment point of said first object, which attachment point being distanced to said fairlead.

1 . A mooring system comprising:
 a hawser and a first objet and a second object,   wherein at least said first object is adapted to be floating, and said hawser is provided with a first end attached to said first object, and a second end attached to said second object,   the hawser comprises at least two rope segments with an intermediate chafing member arranged between the at least two rope segments,   the intermediate chafing member runs via a fairlead and said fairlead is arranged adjacent a side of said first object, which side facing the second object and said first end being attached to an attachment point of said first object, which attachment point is provided at a distance to said fairlead at least corresponding to a length of said chafing member.   
     
     
         2 . The mooring system of  claim 1 , wherein said distance of said attachment point of said first object to said fairlead further at least corresponds to half a distance between said fairlead and said second end or at least corresponding to the distance between said fairlead and said second end. 
     
     
         3 . The mooring system of  claim 1 , wherein said fairlead and said attachment point of said first object is arranged such relative each other that said chafing member leaves said fairlead with an angle between 0 and 90 degrees from said fairleads main opening direction, or preferably with an angle between 0 and 45 degrees from said fairleads main opening direction, or even more preferably with an angle between 0 and 25 degrees from said fairleads main opening direction. 
     
     
         4 . The mooring system of  claim 1 , wherein said first end is attached to said first object adjacent the opposite side of said first side of the object. 
     
     
         5 . The mooring system of  claim 1 , wherein the intermediate chafing member is a chafing chain or cable and/or the rope segments are made from nylon or polyester. 
     
     
         6 . The mooring system of  claim 1 , wherein the fairlead is a hawser pipe arranged such that the hawser runs through the hawser pipe. 
     
     
         7 . The mooring system of  claim 1 , wherein the system comprises two parallel arranged hawsers or two pairs of parallel arranged hawsers. 
     
     
         8 . The mooring system of  claim 1 , wherein one of the first object is a semi-submersible platform. 
     
     
         9 . The mooring system of  claim 8 , wherein the mooring system is arranged underneath the deck structure of the semi-submersible platform. 
     
     
         10 . The mooring system of  claim 8 , wherein a bridle holds the fairlead underneath the deck-structure and is at least fastened to the columns of the semi-submersible platform located on the side closest to the other object. 
     
     
         11 . The mooring system of  claim 1 , wherein the first object is a ship-shaped structure. 
     
     
         12 . The mooring system of  claim 11 , wherein a bow or a stern of the first object is positioned towards the second object, the fairlead is arranged adjacent the end of the ship-shaped structure facing the second object and wherein the hawser run along the side of the ship-shaped structure and having one end attached to the half of the ship-shaped structure furthest away from the second object. 
     
     
         13 . The mooring system of  claim 11 , wherein the hawser runs within a pipe along the side of the ship-shaped structure. 
     
     
         14 . The mooring system of  claim 1 , wherein the second object also is floating. 
     
     
         15 . The mooring system of  claim 1 , wherein said second object is a tension leg platform.