US 11,866,131 B1
Method and apparatus for unloading cargo in an offshore marine environment
Jon Khachaturian, New Orleans, LA (US)
Filed by Jon Khachaturian, New Orleans, LA (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/965,119.
Application 17/965,119 is a continuation of application No. 17/003,152, filed on Aug. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,492,080.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/891,724, filed on Aug. 26, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B63B 25/08 (2006.01); B63B 27/36 (2006.01); B63B 27/00 (2006.01); B63B 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 25/08 (2013.01) [B63B 27/19 (2020.05); B63B 27/36 (2013.01); B63B 2025/025 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of unloading cargo at sea from a cargo vessel to a cargo barge, comprising the steps of:
a) providing a catamaran vessel having a pair of spaced apart catamaran hulls and a pair of spaced apart arch shaped frames, each of said arch shaped frames attached to each of said spaced apart catamaran hulls at a frame lower end portion, each of said arch shaped frames having a top portion;
b) positioning the cargo vessel in between said spaced apart catamaran hulls and under the top portion of the arch shaped frames;
c) placing one or more cargo barges next to one or both of said spaced apart catamaran hulls, wherein one of said spaced apart catamaran hulls is in between said cargo vessel and said one or more cargo barges; and
d) unloading cargo from said cargo vessel to said one or more cargo barges wherein the cargo travels from the cargo vessel, over one of said spaced apart catamaran hulls to said one or more cargo barges.