Float mooring method, mooring member, and method of recovering same

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PATENT NO 9896164
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15324112

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A mooring method includes the steps of: transporting a mooring member having a mooring cable which can be connected to a float at one end and an accommodation member installed at the other end of the mooring cable and has an accommodation space therein to a mooring position of the float; accommodating a first heavy weight in at least a part of the accommodation space of the accommodation member at the mooring position; connecting the one end of the mooring cable to the float at the mooring position after the accommodation step; and accommodating a second heavy weight in the accommodation space of the accommodation member by adding the second heavy weight to the first heavy weight or exchanging at least part of the first heavy weight with the second heavy weight at the mooring position after the connection step.

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NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO LTDTOKYO JAPAN TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Fujiwara, Kohichi Tokyo, JP 2 4
Iwamoto, Chikara Tokyo, JP 1 0
Ookubo, Hiroshi Tokyo, JP 13 22
Torii, Tadashi Tokyo, JP 2 1
Yamashita, Atsushi Tokyo, JP 135 3148

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