Multi-purpose environmental work vessel
First Claim
1. A multi-purpose, environmental work vessel comprising:
- a catamaran-type hull being substantially lightweight and capable of allowing the vessel to run at high speeds and at a substantially low draft,said hull including a pair of elongate pontoons connected to one another, at a rear portion thereof, by a deck area,a trash scoop pivotally positioned between said pontoons at a forward end of said hull, said scoop being structured and disposed to allow the passage of water therethrough while trash is captured therein,at least one trash container,said trash scoop being further structured and disposed to retain large and small articles of floating debris and comprising means to dump and unload the debris into an adjacently positioned active one of said at least one trash container,said active trash container being removably positioned between said pontoons directly behind said trash scoop,suction dredging means for dredging a bottom surface of canals, waterways, and the like for debris,an inboard crane being centrally mounted on one of said pontoons,fire monitor means being centrally mounted on one of said pontoons to assist the putting out of fires on boats and waterfront facilities,oil spill cleanup means retractably mounted between said pontoons at a rear end of said hull, said spill cleanup means comprising means to skim oil from the water and pump said skimmed oil directly to an oil holding means, andpropulsion means to move said hull through the water.
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Abstract
A multi-purpose environmental work vessel, to be used in a variety of waterways, canals, and other coastal areas to perform a variety of necessary tasks including skimming oil or debris from the surface of the water, dredging for debris beneath the water'"'"'s surface, and assisting in firefighting. The vessel includes a catamaran-type hull having a pivotally positioned trash scoop at a forward end of the hull to scoop debris and unload into an adjacently positioned active trash container, a removably positioned dredging system, a fire monitor, a spinning drum-type oil skimmer, an inboard crane, and a pair of outboard motors to propel the vessel and allow it to run at high speeds at a substantially shallow draft.
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1. A multi-purpose, environmental work vessel comprising:
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a catamaran-type hull being substantially lightweight and capable of allowing the vessel to run at high speeds and at a substantially low draft, said hull including a pair of elongate pontoons connected to one another, at a rear portion thereof, by a deck area, a trash scoop pivotally positioned between said pontoons at a forward end of said hull, said scoop being structured and disposed to allow the passage of water therethrough while trash is captured therein, at least one trash container, said trash scoop being further structured and disposed to retain large and small articles of floating debris and comprising means to dump and unload the debris into an adjacently positioned active one of said at least one trash container, said active trash container being removably positioned between said pontoons directly behind said trash scoop, suction dredging means for dredging a bottom surface of canals, waterways, and the like for debris, an inboard crane being centrally mounted on one of said pontoons, fire monitor means being centrally mounted on one of said pontoons to assist the putting out of fires on boats and waterfront facilities, oil spill cleanup means retractably mounted between said pontoons at a rear end of said hull, said spill cleanup means comprising means to skim oil from the water and pump said skimmed oil directly to an oil holding means, and propulsion means to move said hull through the water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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