| 摘要 |
A coupling for connecting two seagoing vessels comprises a turnbuckle extending between the vessels with opposite ends engaged by respective nuts articulated to a pair of shackles swingable in mutually orthogonal planes. One shackle is pivotally attached to an axially spring-loaded drawbar on one vessel. The free end of the other shackle has a crossbolt which slides in a vertical track mounted on the confronting side of the second vessel after insertion through a vertical slot in the track and subsequent rotation through 90 DEG . The vessels can be drawn together by rotating the turnbuckle in such a way as to shorten the coupling.
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