| 摘要 |
A marine structure floating upright or in its operating position in a body of water, said structure consisting of a platform above the water and having at least three spaced upright supporting legs extending downwards from the platform towards the water, at the lower side of which a suction pile is connected, which marine structure is loaded onto a separate floating body or floater or vessel, such that the suction piles are external from the vessel and penetrate with their lower parts the water into which the vessel floats or are completely submerged while the platform of the marine structure is at a distance above said water and also above the vessel deck. There are at least three or four upward extending panels that define, seen in top view of the marine structure as supported by the vessel, the sides of a triangle or rectangular or multi angle, one of these panels being penetrated by the vessel. These panels are delimited by the supporting legs and these panels contain horizontal and/or inclined braces which provide mutual connection of two adjacent supporting legs, except for the panel that is penetrated by the vessel. This allows vertical movement of the supporting legs to completely lower the suction piles onto the sea bottom while supported by the vessel. |
