Subsea anchoring assembly with an anchor having a mooring line locking member

摘要

A subsea anchoring assembly, comprises an anchor (103), a locking head (11) for connection of a mooring line (10) to the anchor (103), and a socket (121) provided on the anchor (103). The socket (121) has a seat to receive and seat the locking head (11) within the socket (121). The socket (121) has a neck provided with a guide device to direct the locking head (11) into alignment with the socket (121). The locking head (11) and the socket (121) can move between a first configuration in which the locking head (11) and the socket (121) are separate, and a second configuration in which the locking head (11) and the socket (121) are locked together. The guide device comprises a pair of splayed arms (123a, 123b) and a landing enclosure (124) with a substantially continuous boundary extending from one side of the neck to the other. The outer ends of the splayed arms (123a, 123b) extend so that they connect to one another to form the boundary. An associated anchoring method is also described.