A system for removing contaminants from a body of water includes a vessel including floating contaminant cleanup and recovery equipment, that includes an intake port capable of removing contaminants from a body of water and transporting same to the vessel. The system may include a conveyor capable of removing contaminants from the body of water and transferring same to the vessel. The system also including lengths of a type of towable contaminant containment booms, connected to each side of the vessel. The system may include equipment having extendable, angularly positionable armatures, or telescopic cranes or tow boats, capable of positioning and maintaining the lengths of contaminant containment booms that are also connected to end portions of same, and extended outward in front of and off to each side of the vessel to gather and channel floating contaminants back to the intake port of the floating contaminant cleanup and recovery equipment.

This disclosed embodiments of this invention relate to a semi-submersible vessel. The semi-submersible vessel includes a deck, at least four columns supporting the deck, a first pontoon, a second pontoon, a first brace and a second brace. Each column comprises an outer skin, an inner skin, and a number of reinforcing plates spaced apart from each other and connecting the inner skin to the outer skin, forming a double skin arrangement. The first pontoon is connectable to a first pair of columns and the second pontoon is connectable to a second pair of columns. The first brace is connectable to the first of each of the two pairs of columns and the second brace connects the second of each of the two pairs of columns.

A catamaran oil production apparatus is disclosed for producing oil in a marine environment. The apparatus includes first and second vessels that are spaced apart during use. A first frame spans between the vessels. A second frame spans between the vessels. The frames are spaced apart and connected to the vessels in a configuration that spaces the vessels apart. The first frame connects to the first vessel with a universal joint and to the second vessel with a hinged connection. The second frame connects to the second vessel with a universal joint and to the first vessel with a hinged or pinned connection. At least one of the frames supports an oil production platform. One or more risers or riser pipes extends from the seabed (e.g., at a wellhead) to the production platform (or platforms). In one embodiment, the production apparatus includes crew quarters.

A catamaran oil production apparatus is disclosed for producing oil in a marine environment. The apparatus includes first and second vessels that are spaced apart during use. A first frame spans between the vessels. A second frame spans between the vessels. The frames are spaced apart and connected to the vessels in a configuration that spaces the vessels apart. The first frame connects to the first vessel with a universal joint and to the second vessel with a hinged connection. The second frame connects to the second vessel with a universal joint and to the first vessel with a hinged or pinned connection. At least one of the frames supports an oil production platform. One or more risers or riser pipes extends from the seabed (e.g., at a wellhead) to the production platform (or platforms). In one embodiment, the production apparatus includes crew quarters.

A trash skimmer boat including a hull, a connection member, a transmission, a grille assembly, and a measuring member. The hull includes two pontoons and a gap between the two pontoons, and the two pontoons are symmetrical with respect to the gap. Each pontoon includes a deck, a bottom plate, a first side plate, a second side plate, a first sealing plate, a second sealing plate, and a third sealing plate. The connection member includes two longitudinal bars and two transverse bars connecting to one another to form an octothorpe-shaped frame. The transmission comprising a motor, a drive wheel, a driven wheel, a connection plate, and a conveyor belt. The grille assembly including a plurality of flat grilles and a curved grille. The measuring member including a T-shaped frame and a probe. The gap is disposed between two second side plates.

A narrow beam rotomolded foam filled catamaran that incorporates regular points of attachment through the deck and a tubular frame that is highly customizable with modular accessories making it ideal for maneuverability, stability, durability, transportation, storage, and customization.

Sun heats dark continents more than reflective oceans. Air moves onshore from high pressure to low. Creating wind: powering weather and storms—“hurricane-in-a-box-on-water” principles producing electricity in a marine vessel, providing Green Technology for Marine Transportation. Captured and recovered heat, offset by loss of heat, creates differential pressure conditions across multiple rotary engines. Night and day, a working fluid moves from high pressure to low; powering alternators, batteries, domestics, and in-hull electric drive trains, in a unique, lightweight exoskeleton dome shell design vessel. Disclosed vessel design advantages include: high energy collection and living space to vessel length ratio; high strength to weight ratio; high carrying capacity, downwind sailing while producing electricity; modular fabrication and shipping; and sustained hull speed in a vessel harvesting energy from the environment. The longer the vessel: the more it carries: the greater the hull speed: the faster it goes.

A floating vessel comprising: (a) opposing hulls; (b) a beam extending between and interconnecting the opposing hulls; and (c) a deck supported by the beam and positioned between the opposing hulls, wherein the floating vessel is modular and configured for easy assembly, disassembly, or both.

A catamaran lifting apparatus is disclosed for lifting objects in a marine environment. The apparatus includes first and second vessels that are spaced apart during use. A first frame spans between the vessels. A second frame spans between the vessels. The frames arc spaced apart and connected to the vessels in a configuration that spaces the vessels apart. The first frame connects to the first vessel with a universal joint and to the second vessel with a hinged connection. The second frame connects to the second vessel with a universal joint and to the first vessel with a hinged or pinned connection. Each of the frames provides a space under the frame and in between the barges that enables a package to be lifted and/or a marine vessel to be positioned in between the barges and under the frames. In this fashion, an object that has been salvaged from the seabed can be placed upon the marine vessel that is positioned in between the barges and under the frames.

A modular housing structure comprising a plurality of modular elements each having a relative bearing structure defining an inner housing volume, and relative removable union components/devices for the reciprocal connection, associated with the bearing structure, wherein each of the modular elements comprises relative removable union components/devices for the reciprocal connection, and wherein the union components/devices are associated with the bearing structure and are of the magnetic type.