Abstract

The present invention relates to a shipwreck salvaging floating service base 40 with a service base hull, a moon pool 49, and a portal crane 42. A winch assembly includes at least four sway compensating and hoisting individual winches, each with a winch cable 5 aligned and extending down from a top portion of the portal crane 42. An active extendable sway compensating termination head 6 is secured to each of the winch cables 5 and each active extendable sway compensating termination head 6 is adapted to be connected to attachment elements 7 secured to a shipwreck 1. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of salvaging a shipwreck 1 with the floating service base.

IPC Classes  ?

• B63C 7/02 - Salvaging of disabled, stranded, or sunken vesselsSalvaging of vessel parts or furnishings, e.g. of safesSalvaging of other underwater objects in which the lifting is done by hauling
• B63C 7/04 - Salvaging of disabled, stranded, or sunken vesselsSalvaging of vessel parts or furnishings, e.g. of safesSalvaging of other underwater objects in which the lifting is done by hauling using pontoons or the like
• B63C 7/16 - Apparatus engaging vessels or objects
• B63C 7/20 - Apparatus engaging vessels or objects using grabs