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TARGET PRETENSION OF MOORING LINES

NºPublicación:  EP4801807A1 09/09/2026
Solicitante: 
KONGSBERG MARITIME AS [NO]
Kongsberg Maritime AS
WO_2025095785_PA

Resumen de: WO2025095785A1

A computer-implemented method of achieving a target pretension in one or more mooring lines of a physical floating offshore unit, the method comprising: measuring a tension in an installation line configured to install the physical floating offshore unit, measuring a line length pull in/out of the installation line; generating a model comprising a digital representation of the physical floating offshore unit's physical properties and/or physical behaviours, wherein the physical floating offshore unit comprises one or more mooring lines and wherein the model is configured to model the one or more mooring lines, the model further comprising a digital representation of physical properties and/or physical behaviours of an installation vessel that is configured to install the physical floating offshore unit, wherein generating the model comprises selecting a base design for the model from a set of base designs based on the measured tension and measured line length pull in/out and modelling the physical floating offshore unit's physical properties and/or physical behaviours based on initial data, wherein the initial data is to be updated based on as-built and as- installed data comprising (i) operations data specific to the physical floating offshore unit and the mooring lines and (ii) marine execution data, and estimating, by the model, based on the as-built and as-installed data, a predicted pretension in the one or more physical mooring lines such that vessel disconnection from

METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING FLOATING WIND POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT

NºPublicación:  EP4803740A1 09/09/2026
Solicitante: 
SUMITOMO MITSUI CONSTRUCTION CO LTD [JP]
Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd.
EP_4803740_PA

Resumen de: EP4803740A1

An object of the present invention is to provide a construction method for a floating wind power generation facility which is less susceptible to wind and waves when towing. A provisional assembly (1a) is assembled on land. The provisional assembly (1a) includes a base part (8) of a floating body (2) and a provisionally mounted member (6, 13, 16) disposed at a position different from a position at completion. After assembly of the provisional assembly (1a), the provisional assembly (1a) is launched. After being launched, the floating wind power generation facility under construction is towed to its installation position, and the provisionally mounted member (6, 13, 16) is disposed at the position at completion. Since the provisional assembly (1a) is shorter in length in the up-down direction than the completed floating wind power generation facility, the provisional assembly (1a) is less susceptible to wind and waves when towed.

FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE APPARATUS AND INSTALLATION METHOD

NºPublicación:  US20260258787A1 03/09/2026
Solicitante: 
FABRE JASON C [US]
GREEVES E JOHN [US]
RUNDLE PHILIP S [US]
TODD IAN R [US]
FABRE Jason C.
Greeves E. John
Rundle Philip S.
Todd Ian R.
US_20260258787_A1

Resumen de: US20260258787A1

0000 An offshore floating wind turbine apparatus provides a pair of spaced apart hull sections with a space between the hull sections. One or more gantries each connect to the hull sections. The one or more gantries are spaced apart and connected to the hull sections with pivotal or universal joint connections. A wind turbine tower has upper and lower end portions. The wind turbine tower has a lower end portion with a base that is mounted to one of the gantries. The tower upper end portion has a rotor, hub, nacelle, and blades. A mooring system preferably holds the hull sections on a desired offshore marine location.

HIGH CAPACITY, SHALLOW DRAFT, OCEAN-BORNE WIND TURBINE

NºPublicación:  US20260258786A1 03/09/2026
Solicitante: 
TOWS INC [US]
TOWS, Inc.
US_20260258786_A1

Resumen de: US20260258786A1

A high capacity, shallow draft, ocean-borne wind turbine is described, featuring a floating structure with at least three floats and a turbine rotor coupled to a generator with a power capacity of at least 3 MW. The turbine includes multiple blades, each with a length, and an operational draft less than about one-sixth of the blade length. Variations include configurations with round surf ace piercing floats and specific arrangements of four floats in a square formation. The design ensures a draft in operation of less than 1 meter per MW of rated capacity, providing an efficient and stable platform for offshore wind energy generation.

FLOATING CONCRETE STRUCTURE FOR OFFSHORE WIND APPLICATIONS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID FLOATING STRUCTURE

NºPublicación:  US20260257776A1 03/09/2026
Solicitante: 
FERROVIAL CONSTRUCCION S A [ES]
FERROVIAL CONSTRUCCI\u00D3N, S.A.
US_20260257776_A1

Resumen de: US20260257776A1

The present invention relates to a floating concrete structure for offshore wind applications, comprising a semi-submersible platform which in turn comprises: an inner column (1), a plurality of outer columns (2) distributed around the inner column (1) equidistant thereto (1), wherein the inner column (1) or one of the outer columns (2) supports a wind turbine tower, a plurality of beams (4) connecting each outer column (2) with the inner column (1). The floating structure further comprises a pontoon (3), the inner column (1) and the plurality of outer columns (2) being supported on the pontoon (3) and the plurality of beams (4) comprises first beams (4.1) which extend parallel to the pontoon (3) between the upper end of the inner column (1) to a point of attachment with the outer columns (2).

TENDON FOR A TENSION LEG PLATFORM AND TENSION LEG PLATFORM INCLUDING SUCH TENDON

NºPublicación:  US20260257770A1 03/09/2026
Solicitante: 
CABIN AIR GROUP B V [NL]
Cabin Air Group B.V.
US_20260257770_A1

Resumen de: US20260257770A1

A tendon (224) for a tension leg platform (202), TLP, is provided. The TLP has a foundation (206), connectable to a bottom (208) of a body of water, and a buoyant hull (216). The tendon has a length of at least 300 meters, a proximal end (223), and a distal end (225). The tendon also has a proximal end fitting at the proximal end and a distal end fitting at the distal end. The tendon is connectable with the proximal end fitting to the hull and with the distal end fitting to the foundation to provide a pulling force on the hull. The tendon is formed with basalt fibres for transferring the pulling force from the proximal end fitting to the distal end fitting.

Floating Systems for Wind Turbines Using Semi-Submersibles

NºPublicación:  US20260258788A1 03/09/2026
Solicitante: 
TRENDSETTER VULCAN OFFSHORE INC [US]
Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore, Inc.
US_20260258788_A1

Resumen de: US20260258788A1

0000 Delivery of a high volume of floating systems for wind turbines can involve the standard design of sections, such as “tubes” or “cans,” comprising a rolled plate and ring stiffeners. The delivery can then involve the transportation of the sections in blocks to an assembly site that is closer to the planned installation point. The sections are used to manufacture semi-submersibles at the assembly site using a barge with cranes. The delivery can then involve the transportation of each of the semi-submersibles to a platform, such as a standard jack-up vessel or a crane jacket, near which the semi-submersible is temporarily attached to allow the installation of the Tower, the nacelle, and blades. Finally, the delivery involves the transportation of the completed wind turbine to the planned installation point, where it can be attached to a pile driven into the seafloor or moored during use. 0000 WO

Multifunctional Integrated Platform

NºPublicación:  US20260257775A1 03/09/2026
Solicitante: 
HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INST [CN]
Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute
US_20260257775_A1

Resumen de: US20260257775A1

0000 A multifunctional integrated platform, includes a wind turbine, a photovoltaic power generation system, a floating body, and a net cage. The wind turbine, the photovoltaic power generation system and the net cage are all mounted on the floating body. The wind turbine is configured to perform wind power generation, and the photovoltaic power generation system is configured to perform photovoltaic power generation.

A UNIVERSAL-JOINT-TYPE CONNECTION DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE PLATFORM TO THE SEABED

NºPublicación:  EP4800240A1 02/09/2026
Solicitante: 
SHANGHAI INVESTIGATION DESIGN & RESEARCH INST CO LTD [CN]
SHANGHAI INVESTIGATION, DESIGN & RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
EP_4800240_PA

Resumen de: EP4800240A1

The present invention belongs to the technical field of offshore power generation, and specifically discloses a universal-joint-type connection device for connecting an offshore wind turbine platform to the seabed. By installing a cross universal-joint-type connection structure at the bottom of the main body of a tension-type floating offshore wind turbine platform and using the cross universal-joint-type connection structure as the swing center, when encountering strong winds or waves, the platform can swing in response to the winds or waves and float under the action of buoyancy. Meanwhile, by connecting the floating platform to the seabed, the forces acting on the platform main body can be transmitted to the seabed through the universal joint, avoiding the torsion phenomenon that occurs when mooring cables are used, improving the connection stability between the platform main body and the seabed, providing effective support for wind power generation equipment, and enabling the wind turbine unit to maintain stable wind-facing operation.

SUBMERSIBLE BOX-WINGED VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY

NºPublicación:  EP4798850A1 02/09/2026
Solicitante: 
EMBRAER SA [BR]
EMBRAER S.A.
US_2025137431_PA

Resumen de: US2025137431A1

Submersible box-winged vehicle systems generate hydroelectric energy using naturally occurring tidal flows and/or water currents in a body of water. The vehicle systems include a submersible hull, an upright dorsal fin extending from an aft portion of the submersible hull, port and starboard wing assemblies each having respective proximal ends joined to a forward region of the hull an and an upper region of the dorsal fin so as to establish a box wing configuration, and electrical power generation units attached to the port and starboard wings, wherein each of the electrical power generation units include a generator and a marine propeller operatively connected to the generator so as to cause the generator to generate electrical energy in response to the marine propeller turning. The vehicle system when submerged in a body of water thereby allows tidal flows and/or currents associated with the body of water to responsively turn the marine propeller of each of the electrical power units thereby generating electricity by the generator operably associated therewith

MARINE PLATFORM FOR PRODUCING, STORING, AND TRANSFERRING MARINE GREEN HYDROGEN

NºPublicación:  EP4799916A2 02/09/2026
Solicitante: 
KOREA INST OF OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [KR]
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
EP_4799916_PA

Resumen de: EP4799916A2

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for producing, storing, and transferring hydrogen. According to the present invention, in order to address the problems of conventional systems and methods for producing, storing, and transferring marine green hydrogen, which are configured with a fixed structure in a small-scale offshore wind power generator on a coast or in a shallow sea area with a shallow depth of water, and thus, have low efficiency due to the difficulty in mass production of hydrogen, and a large storage space is occupied when the produced hydrogen is converted into a compressed gas form, and when the produced hydrogen is converted into ammonia, additional energy is required to extract the hydrogen again and there is a risk of environmental pollution and casualty in the event of an outflow accident, provided is a marine platform for producing, storing, and transferring marine green hydrogen, which is configured such that marine green hydrogen is produced through a floating marine structure configured to produce marine green hydrogen using electricity produced using renewable energy from the ocean, and simultaneously, the produced marine green hydrogen is stored, transferred, and offloaded through a single offshore platform (FPSO), thereby being possible to easily construct a large-scale production facility capable of producing, storing, and transferring marine green hydrogen without greenhouse gas emission on the basis of eco-friendly energy.

FLOATING FOUNDATION AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING FLOATING WIND TURBINE

NºPublicación:  EP4799917A1 02/09/2026
Solicitante: 
HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INST [CN]
Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute
EP_4799917_PA

Resumen de: EP4799917A1

A floating foundation is provided and includes a plurality of foundation modules. The plurality of foundation modules are spliced and connected, and the foundation modules at least include a first foundation module extending in a first direction, a second foundation module extending in a second direction and a third foundation module extending in a third direction after the plurality of foundation modules being spliced, where the second foundation module and the third foundation module are located in a same plane, and a plane of the first foundation module is higher than planes of the second foundation module and the third foundation module being located. The first direction, the second direction and the third direction form a three-dimensional coordinate system. In addition, the disclosure also provides a method for assembling the floating fan.

Offshore floating intervention platform having a lifting tower with a position compensation device, related assembly and method

NºPublicación:  AU2026214078A1 27/08/2026
Solicitante: 
TECHNIP ENERGIES FRANCE
TECHNIP ENERGIES FRANCE
AU_2026214078_A1

Resumen de: AU2026214078A1

Offshore floating intervention platform having a lifting tower with a position compensation device, related assembly and method The intervention platform (10) comprises at least a wind turbine equipment lifting tower (100), having at least a lifting unit (110A, 110B) comprising : a mast (112), a wind turbine equipment elevator (114) configured to vertically move along the mast (112) between a lower loading/unloading position and at least an upper intervention position and a lifting actuator (116), configured to move the wind turbine equipment elevator (114) between the lower unloading/loading position and the upper intervention position. The lifting unit (110A, 110B) comprises at least a position compensation device (118) configured to be activated in the loading/unloading position and/or in the intervention position to compensate local vertical displacements between the intervention platform (10) and the wind turbine platform when the intervention platform (10) is docked to the wind turbine platform. Figure 6 and ug u g a n d F' rx 140, 142 40 ug u g

SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE OFFSHORE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR WIND TURBINE, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY

NºPublicación:  WO2026176088A1 27/08/2026
Solicitante: 
GUSTOMSC B V [NL]
GUSTOMSC B.V.
WO_2026176088_A1

Resumen de: WO2026176088A1

Semi-submersible offshore support structure for a wind turbine comprising: three semi-submersible columns and a receiving element for a wind turbine; a connection structure comprising a plurality of braces connecting the semi-submersible columns and/or the receiving element, wherein at least one of the braces is a truss-brace.

AUTONOMOUS ROAMING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE

NºPublicación:  US20260249962A1 27/08/2026
Solicitante: 
UNIV OF MAINE SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES [US]
ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LLC [US]
University of Maine System Board of Trustees
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
US_20260249962_A1

Resumen de: US20260249962A1

0000 An autonomous roaming offshore wind turbine (AROWT) includes a floating hull, a lifting keel extending outwardly from an under-side of the hull, ballast, a propeller mounted to a portion of the hull, and a wind turbine mounted to an upper side of the hull. When deployed in a body of water, the AROWT moves in a figure-eight station-keeping pattern and includes: a wind turbine having a rated power between 5 MW and 25 MW, a rated wind speed between 8 m/s and 20 m/s, a wind turbine blade diameter within 100 m to 300 m, a lifting keel depth of between 30 m and 100 m, a hull speed to wind speed ratio of between 0.1 and 0.3, a pattern beam to wind turbine blade diameter ratio of between 0.5 and about 5.0, and a pattern beam to pattern surge ratio of between 0.02 and about 0.1

ELONGATE STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION/ASSEMBLY METHOD

NºPublicación:  US20260251124A1 27/08/2026
Solicitante: 
OSBIT LTD [GB]
OSBIT LIMITED
US_20260251124_A1

Resumen de: US20260251124A1

0000 Apparatus and a method of providing a wind turbine (WT) are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: at a lift position location, erecting a wind turbine portion that comprises at least one elongate tower and a nacelle member on an upper end region of the elongate tower and at least one blade member, by providing a lower tower section at the lift position location, lifting the lower tower section vertically via at least one lift support thereby providing a lifted tower section, urging at least one incoming further tower section to the lift position location, to a position under a preceding tower section, and securing a top region of the incoming further tower section to a lower region of a lifted preceding tower section; whereby lifting tower sections comprises providing tower sections, one-by-one, to the lift position location that is at a desired position proximate to at least one lift support, gripping an incoming tower section via at least one lift beam mounted on respective climber elements movable with respect to each lift support, and via the climber elements raising the gripped tower section upwards to a raised position.

COUNTERWEIGHT FOR SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE FLOAT OF OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE AND INSTALLATION METHOD THEREFOR

NºPublicación:  US20260249964A1 27/08/2026
Solicitante: 
SAIPEM S A [FR]
SAIPEM S.A.
US_20260249964_A1

Resumen de: US20260249964A1

A counterweight for a semi-submersible float of an offshore wind turbine can be configured in a sinking state or a floating state, and includes a main counterweight structure made of a material that makes it sinking when immersed in water, and a plurality of airbags removably fixed to the main structure so as to make the counterweight floating when the airbags are inflated. A method is provided for installing such a counterweight

FLOATING OFFSHORE STRUCTURE AND FLOATING OFFSHORE POWER GENERATION APPARATUS HAVING SAME

NºPublicación:  EP4796428A2 26/08/2026
Solicitante: 
HYUN DAI HEAVY IND CO LTD [KR]
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
EP_4796428_A2

Resumen de: EP4796428A2

0001 A floating offshore structure of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of columns; and a plurality of pontoons installed at lower ends of the columns, respectively, wherein a polygonal shape is formed by an imaginary line connecting the columns, the pontoons are installed inside the polygonal shape, a cross-sectional area in a direction parallel to sea level of the pontoons is greater than or equal to the cross-sectional area in the direction parallel to the sea level of the columns, and the pontoons may have a shape protruding outward at the lower ends of the columns.

INTEGRATIVE SYSTEM FOR CENTRALISED OFFSHORE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A FLOATING GENERATION AND STORAGE UNIT

NºPublicación:  US20260243230A1 20/08/2026
Solicitante: 
SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO KG [DE]
Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
US_20260243230_A1

Resumen de: US20260243230A1

0000 The invention relates to a system for generating energy in open water, in which an offshore wind turbine is releasably connected to a marine vehicle, which includes a transformer device for converting into lower and/or higher electrical voltage, an electrolysis device for generating hydrogen, and a tank for storing the hydrogen. The invention advantageously provides for dynamic changes between the operating modes of storage and transmission, redundancy and maintainability.

SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR A MOORING DEVICE

NºPublicación:  WO2026167342A1 13/08/2026
Solicitante: 
FLINTSTONE TECH LIMITED [GB]
FLINTSTONE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Resumen de: WO2026167342A1

There is disclosed a support apparatus (105) for a mooring device (110), and a method of mooring an (offshore/floating/buoyant) structure (120), such as a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT). The support apparatus (105) comprises a first arrangement for pivotally attaching/retaining the support apparatus (105) to the structure (120) to be moored, and a second arrangement for pivotally attaching/retaining the mooring device (110) to the support apparatus (105). The support apparatus (105) comprises a pull-in arrangement (125) to pull the mooring device (110) into the second arrangement. The support apparatus (105) can provide an increased range of azimuth offset angles between the mooring device (110) and the structure (120) to be moored, e.g., +/- 120°. The first arrangement allows for partial rotational motion of the support apparatus (105) relative to the structure (120) along a first (substantially vertical) axis (X). The second arrangement allows for partial rotational motion of the mooring device (110) relative to the support apparatus (105) around a second (substantially horizontal) axis (Y), the first axis and the second axis (X, Y) being substantially orthogonal to one another.

MOORING SYSTEM FOR FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND POWER PLATFORM, MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD THEREOF

NºPublicación:  US20260233823A1 13/08/2026
Solicitante: 
SHANGHAI INVESTIGATION DESIGN & RESEARCH INST CO LTD [CN]
Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.
US_20260233823_A1

Resumen de: US20260233823A1

0000 A mooring system and monitoring system for a floating offshore wind turbine platform, including a static mooring system and a dynamic mooring system. The static mooring system includes three mooring cable bundles, with the center of the pillars (1) and the center of the mooring cable bundles being coincided. The dynamic mooring system includes power units, thruster units (4), and control units. Below each of the pillars of the wind turbine platform, a set of thruster units (4) is installed, with each set including 1 to 4 thruster units (4). The platform monitoring system implements real-time monitoring of the platform, obtaining the motion state and mooring tension of the platform. Based on the real-time motion state, the system calculates the required power for the thruster units (4) to meet the tilt and mooring tension requirements of the platform, the power is then executed by the thruster units (4).

SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR A MOORING TENSIONER

NºPublicación:  WO2026167344A1 13/08/2026
Solicitante: 
FLINTSTONE TECH LIMITED [GB]
FLINTSTONE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Resumen de: WO2026167344A1

There is disclosed a support apparatus (105), a mooring tensioner (110), and a method of mooring an (offshore/floating/buoyant) structure (122) such as a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) using one or more anchors (120). The support apparatus (105) comprises a first arrangement for pivotally attaching/retaining the support apparatus (105) to an anchor (120), and a second arrangement for pivotally attaching/retaining the mooring tensioner (110) to the support apparatus (105). The support apparatus (105) comprises a drop-in arrangement (126) to drop the mooring tensioner (110) into the second arrangement. The support apparatus (105) can provide an increased range of azimuth offset angles between the mooring tensioner (110) and the anchor (120) to be moored, e.g., +/- 60°. The first arrangement allows for partial rotational motion of the support apparatus (105) relative to the anchor (120) around a first (substantially vertical) axis (X). The second arrangement allows for partial rotational motion of the mooring tensioner (110) relative to the support apparatus (105) around a second (substantially horizontal) axis (Y), the first axis and the second axis (X, Y) being substantially orthogonal to one another.

FLOATING STRUCTURE

NºPublicación:  WO2026168487A1 13/08/2026
Solicitante: 
JAPAN MARINE UNITED CORP [JP]
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WO_2026168487_A1

Resumen de: WO2026168487A1

Provided is a floating structure with which it is possible to increase rigidity and ensure the required strength with less steel material weight than conventional examples. A floating structure 1 according to a first embodiment is provided with: a lower structure 2 formed by a triangular frame; a main column 3 that is disposed at any one vertex section (first vertex section 2a) of the lower structure 2; a linking member 4 that links the main column 3 and remaining vertex sections (second vertex section 2b and third vertex section 2c) of the lower structure 2 and where the main column 3 is not disposed; and sub-columns 5 that are disposed at the vertex sections (second vertex section 2b and third vertex section 2c) where the main column 3 is not disposed.

FLOATING WIND TURBINE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

NºPublicación:  US20260235105A1 13/08/2026
Solicitante: 
AIKIDO TECH INC [US]
Aikido Technologies, Inc.
US_20260235105_A1

Resumen de: US20260235105A1

0000 A method of operating a downwind floating wind turbine comprising the downwind floating wind turbine floating in a body of water assuming mean heel angle within a range, the mean heel angle defined by a mean pitch angle of a central axis Y of a tower of the downwind floating wind turbine in a direction of wind; and the downwind floating wind turbine operating with a maximum rotor misalignment from a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to gravity while assuming the mean heel angle. The tower includes a turbine with a nacelle, hub and a plurality of blades extending from the hub, the plurality of blades configured to rotate about a rotor axis R, the rotor axis R having rotor tilt angle defined by an angle of rotor axis R relative to a perpendicular axis to the central axis Y.

SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR A MOORING DEVICE

Nº publicación: WO2026167343A1 13/08/2026

Solicitante:

FLINTSTONE TECH LIMITED [GB]
FLINTSTONE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Resumen de: WO2026167343A1

There is disclosed a support apparatus (105) for a mooring device (110), and a method of mooring an (offshore/floating/buoyant) structure (122) such as a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) using one or more anchors (120). The support apparatus (105) comprises a first arrangement for pivotally attaching/retaining the support apparatus (105) to an anchor (120), and a second arrangement for pivotally attaching/retaining the mooring device (110) to the support apparatus (105). The support apparatus (105) comprises a drop-in arrangement (126) to drop the mooring device (110) into the second arrangement. The support apparatus (105) can provide an increased range of azimuth offset angles between the mooring device (110) and the anchor (120) to be moored, e.g., +/- 60°. The first arrangement allows for partial rotational motion of the support apparatus (105) relative to the anchor (120) around a first (substantially vertical) axis (X). The second arrangement allows for partial rotational motion of the mooring device (110) relative to the support apparatus (105) around a second (substantially horizontal) axis (Y), the first axis and the second axis (X, Y) being substantially orthogonal to one another.

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