A method of installing one or more anchors in an underwater substrate in a body of water including installing an anchor into the underwater substrate by rotating an anchor installation vehicle about a central axis Y to drive the anchor coupled to the anchor installation vehicle into the underwater substrate. The anchor installation vehicle includes a vehicle frame having a top end and bottom end, a plurality of arms extending outward from the vehicle frame, one or more rotational thrusters disposed at distal ends of the respective arms, and an anchor system that holds the anchor extending from the bottom end of the vehicle frame with the anchor aligned with a central axis Y.

A method of installing one or more anchors in an underwater substrate in a body of water including installing an anchor into the underwater substrate by rotating an anchor installation vehicle about a central axis Y to drive the anchor coupled to the anchor installation vehicle into the underwater substrate. The anchor installation vehicle includes a vehicle frame having a top end and bottom end, a plurality of arms extending outward from the vehicle frame, one or more rotational thrusters disposed at distal ends of the respective arms, and an anchor system that holds the anchor extending from the bottom end of the vehicle frame with the anchor aligned with a central axis Y.

An anchor device for anchoring a floating structure to the seabed with an anchor chain having a shackle at one end of the chain. The anchor device includes a mooring bolt for being inserted into a borehole drilled in the seabed and a support plate having a lower face for resting on the seabed and an upper face with a through hole through which the mooring bolt passes through the support plate for being inserted into the borehole. The upper face of the support plate has a connection point for coupling the shackle of the end of the chain, such that when the floating structure is anchored to the seabed, the chain is subjected to tensile stresses causing a force to be applied at the connection point and not directly to the mooring bolt.

An anchor device for anchoring a floating structure to the seabed with an anchor chain having a shackle at one end of the chain. The anchor device includes a mooring bolt for being inserted into a borehole drilled in the seabed and a support plate having a lower face for resting on the seabed and an upper face with a through hole through which the mooring bolt passes through the support plate for being inserted into the borehole. The upper face of the support plate has a connection point for coupling the shackle of the end of the chain, such that when the floating structure is anchored to the seabed, the chain is subjected to tensile stresses causing a force to be applied at the connection point and not directly to the mooring bolt.

A wind-wave-resistant floating offshore photovoltaic device includes a photovoltaic array and a mooring unit; the mooring unit used for limiting the position of the photovoltaic array is arranged on two sides and the head of the photovoltaic array, the photovoltaic array includes a breaking-wave base device arranged on a wave facing face, resonance wave absorbing floating body units arranged in a middle and common floating body units arranged on a wave shielding face, and the whole formed by connecting the plurality of resonance wave absorbing floating body units is connected to the breaking-wave base device by means of rubber ring type connectors.

A wind-wave-resistant floating offshore photovoltaic device includes a photovoltaic array and a mooring unit; the mooring unit used for limiting the position of the photovoltaic array is arranged on two sides and the head of the photovoltaic array, the photovoltaic array includes a breaking-wave base device arranged on a wave facing face, resonance wave absorbing floating body units arranged in a middle and common floating body units arranged on a wave shielding face, and the whole formed by connecting the plurality of resonance wave absorbing floating body units is connected to the breaking-wave base device by means of rubber ring type connectors.

Surge damping systems and processes for using same. In some embodiments, a system for mooring a vessel can include a mooring support structure that can include a base structure and a turntable disposed on the base structure. A vessel support structure can be disposed on the vessel. At least one extension arm can be suspended from the vessel support structure. A ballast tank can be connected to the extension arm. A uni-directional passive surge damping system can be disposed on the vessel and can include an elongated tension member connected to the ballast tank that can be configured to dampen a movement of the ballast tank by applying a tension thereto. A yoke can extend from and can be connected at a first end to the ballast tank and can include a yoke head disposed on a second end thereof that can be configured to connect to the turntable.

Surge damping systems and processes for using same. In some embodiments, a system for mooring a vessel can include a mooring support structure that can include a base structure and a turntable disposed on the base structure. A vessel support structure can be disposed on the vessel. At least one extension arm can be suspended from the vessel support structure. A ballast tank can be connected to the extension arm. A uni-directional passive surge damping system can be disposed on the vessel and can include an elongated tension member connected to the ballast tank that can be configured to dampen a movement of the ballast tank by applying a tension thereto. A yoke can extend from and can be connected at a first end to the ballast tank and can include a yoke head disposed on a second end thereof that can be configured to connect to the turntable.

In some implementations, the anchor stowage safety system may include a contactless switch having a first contact half configured to be disposed on a portion of an anchor rode and a second contact half configured to be mounted to a stationary portion of a boat at a predetermined position. In addition, the anchor stowage safety system may include where the contactless switch is configured to be in a closed position when the first contact half and the second contact half are positioned adjacent to one another and is configured to be in an open position when the first contact half and the second contact half are positioned separated from one another.

In some implementations, the anchor stowage safety system may include a contactless switch having a first contact half configured to be disposed on a portion of an anchor rode and a second contact half configured to be mounted to a stationary portion of a boat at a predetermined position. In addition, the anchor stowage safety system may include where the contactless switch is configured to be in a closed position when the first contact half and the second contact half are positioned adjacent to one another and is configured to be in an open position when the first contact half and the second contact half are positioned separated from one another.