(under subclass 230.1) Subject matter wherein (a) the marine vehicle includes a portion which furnishes buoyancy when in contact with the water and to which the main supporting surface (e.g., deck) and other parts are attached (i.e., hull), and (b) the apparatus for securing the marine vehicle to another structure has a spindle extending through the hull which permits relative rotation of the hull and spindle.
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141, Fluent Material Handling, With Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means, especially
279, for means permitting relative motion between a hose connected between a moveable supply source and filling head or a moveable receive and subclasses 387+ for a filling head shiftably or separably connected to a supply.
166, Wells, appropriate subclasses, especially
352, +, for a submerged well having means to removably connect a surface vessel to permanent well structure.
175, Boring or Penetrating the Earth, especially 5, and 7, for boring a submerged formation from a floating or submerged platform.
285, Pipe Joints or Couplings, appropriate subclasses, for joints or couplings between fluid conducting conduits, per se.
384, Bearings, appropriate subclasses, for bearing structure per se.
405, Hydraulic and Earth Engineering, especially
188+, for underwater docking or mooring of a diving apparatus.
441, Buoys, Rafts, And Aquatic Devices,
5, for a buoy for mooring a vessel in combination with a liquid cargo conduit having a swivel coupling.
