As described in Chapter 1, the general arrangement and layout of ship-shaped offshore units designed for oil and gas operations may be grouped into several major parts: hull structures including ...

Ordinarily, ships are secured to piers via thick ropes known as mooring lines or hawsers. One end of each line is tied to a fitting on the deck of the vessel, while the other end is tied to a ...

Previously, workers secured vessels to the port manually using thick mooring lines. This method required high tensile strength, depending on the ship's size and weight. If the wire broke ...

The Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ship Elise had entered Littlehampton Harbour at about 01:15 BST and moored up. As the tide fell in one of Elise's mooring lines parted and the vessel's stern ...