AN OFFSHORE S-LAY PIPELAYING VESSEL

摘要

An offshore S-lay pipelaying vessel for laying a pipeline on the seabed, said vessel comprising:- a hull; - an elongated stinger having a hull end and a free end, said stinger being adapted to support the pipeline to be laid from the vessel, wherein the stinger comprises a stinger frame, possibly composed of one or more rigid stinger frame sections, possibly articulated sections, and wherein - distributed over the length of the stinger - multiple pipeline support assemblies are mounted to the stinger frame that provide support for the pipeline.