FLOATAGE CONCENTRATING EQUIPMENT FOR NAUTICAL FLOATAGE RECOVERY APPARATUS

摘要

A nautical vessel for recovering floatage entrained at a bow opening deploys boom-mounted floatage-concentrating sweeps arranged to enter the bow opening, without collision with the hull, when undergoing motion due to heavy seas. Sealing barriers are affixed to the hull and in sliding engagement with each sweep to prevent leakage of sweep-engaged floatage at each sweep-vessel juncture.