Experimental investigation of towing- and course-stability of a FPSO towed by a tug-boat with lateral motion

In the conventional experiment to assess the towing operations, the towing stability of the towed vessel has been evaluated under the condition without lateral motion of the tug-boat. However, the tug-boats may have a lateral force to change the direction of the towed vessel. In this study, experime...

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Main Authors: Seung Hyeon Park, Seung Jae Lee, Sungwook Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092678220300510