Abstract: Vessels moored in deep water may require buoys to support part of the weight of the mooring lines. The effects that size and location of supporting buoys have on the dynamics of spread ...

Abstract: The slow-motion dynamics of a turret mooring system is analyzed and compared for four of the most commonly used ship hydrodynamic maneuvering models. Each of those utilizes a different approach ...

Abstract: The weight of a chain mooring line in deep water is the main source of mooring line tension. Chain weight also induces a vertical force on the moored vessel. To achieve the desired tension ...

Abstract: Various hydrodynamic maneuvering models are available for modeling the slow motion horizontal plane dynamics of mooring and towing systems. In previous work, we compared four representative and ...