A floating object provided with a permanent mooring system and a mooring line

摘要

A floating object (1) provided with a permanent mooring system for securing said floating object to at least one anchor (8) on a seabed, wherein said mooring system comprises at least one mooring line (9) and at least one guidance member (10) arranged to guide the mooring line from the exterior of said floating object to the interior of said floating object such that the upper end (15) of said mooring line can be secured to said floating object at a location other than the exterior contact location between said mooring line and said floating object; said mooring line comprising: a relatively long main mooring line section (9b) of a material having a relatively low axial stiffness; and a relatively short upper mooring line section (9a) of synthetic material having a relatively high axial stiffness; wherein in use the lower end of said main mooring line section is secured to said anchor, the upper end of said main mooring line section is secured to the lower end of said upper mooring line section, said upper mooring line section extends though said guidance member and the upper end of said upper mooring line section is secured (14) to said floating object.