CARRIER VESSEL FOR SUPPLYING PIPES TO AN UNDERWATER PIPELINE LAYING VESSEL AND METHOD AND KIT FOR TRANSFERRING PIPES FROM A CARRIER VESSEL TO AN UNDERWATER PIPELINE LAYING VESSEL

摘要

A carrier vessel (2) for supplying pipes to a laying vessel (1) has a weather deck (10); a hold (11) for housing the pipes (3); two transfer stations (14) for temporarily housing the pipes (3) in respective given positions and for guiding a gripping device (38) connected to a crane (7); and two manipulators (13) for gripping the pipes (3) in the hold (11) and releasing the pipes (3) in the respective given positions inside the transfer station (14).