ARRANGEMENT BY LARGE SHIPS, SUCH AS TANKERS, TO ENABLE OR EASE ESTABLISHMENT OF AT LEAST ONE TOWING LINE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SHIP AND A TUGBOAT

摘要

A device by a ship (10), for example a tanker, which device is normally in a stand-by position to enable or facilitate the establishing of at least one towing hawser connection (14', 14, 28, 66, 64, 60) between preferably a damaged ship (10) and one or more tow/tugboats (54). For this purpose the ship (10) itself is equipped with at least one towing hawser (14', 14, 28) whose one end is preferably secured to a towing bracket (38), whereas the towing hawser (14', 14, 28) between the towing bracket (38) and the opposite, non-permanently anchored end (by 28) is placed, mainly in an extended condition, along part of the horizontal circumference of the ship, releasably retained in a stand-by position within at least one elongate retaining device (12) extending over a considerable part of the length of the towing hawser (14', 14, 28).