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http://www.arounddeeply.org.uk/logs/21day.htm
... Another, larger, vessel was the ‘anchor vessel’ whose job it is to pick up the massive anchors tethering the various types of rig to allow them to be moved ...


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Note added at 22 mins (2005-12-19 07:14:28 GMT)
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http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/34_folder/34_a...
... The "Aura", an anchor vessel, is being refurbished in Baku's Southern Bay Shipyard. ...

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Note added at 28 mins (2005-12-19 07:19:45 GMT)
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anchor boat:
http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/Newsroom/Publications/de...
Mooring lines are normally deployed from the drilling vessel, with help from an ***anchor boat*** that supports most of the weight. But in deep water, those lines can be 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) long and weigh more than 294 metric tons each.

If the ***anchor boat*** deploys the line too quickly, it pulls the drilling vessel along with it. If the anchor boat goes too slowly, both vessels drift with the ocean currents. To overcome these problems, ExxonMobil engineers developed a proprietary computer program that determines precisely how much weight can be shared between the drilling vessel and the anchor boat as they set out each line.


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Note added at 30 mins (2005-12-19 07:22:08 GMT)
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http://www.sakhalinenergy.com/
Sakhalin Energy is pleased to announce that the anchor boat which ran aground in Aniva Bay at ... A recovery plan for the anchor boat is being implemented. ...

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Note added at 32 mins (2005-12-19 07:24:26 GMT)
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http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/jcr/eagle1755jun.html
At 7 PM come down the anchor boat and took away the best bower anchor and 1 cable.