Rescue device for containers of damaged container ships

1. Rescue device for containers ( 7 ) with container corners ( 9 ) loaded on a damaged ship ( 110 ), comprising:

at least two crane rails ( 20 , 21 ) arranged parallel to one another;

a support ( 20 , 21 , 22 ) comprising:

at least one locking mechanism ( 204 , 205 );

wherein the support is temporarily fastened in a releasable manner by means of the at least one locking mechanism at the containers corners ( 9 ) of at least one of the containers ( 7 ) fastened on the deck of the damaged ship;

a crane stand ( 27 ) with at least four diagonal supports ( 26 ) mounted on the crane stand, the at least four diagonal supports are mounted on at least four crane feet ( 24 ), which are arranged on one of the crane rails ( 20 , 21 )

a crane ( 50 ) arranged on the support ( 20 , 21 , 22 ), the crane ( 50 ) comprising:

a front support arm ( 51 );

a load cable guided over the front arm support, the load cable section leading away from the support arm ( 51 ) is connected to a container ( 7 ) to be unloaded, and the length of which can be changed

wherein the at least one locking mechanism of the support is located opposite the crane;

a bolt ( 271 ) located on the crane stand and arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the at least two crane rails; and

a fork piece ( 80 ) of the crane, fitted onto the bolt.

2. Rescue device according to claim 1 , characterised in that the support has at least two crane rails ( 20 , 21 ), on which a support structure ( 22 ) is arranged, with at least two ends which each have the locking mechanism ( 204 , 205 ) by which the crane rails ( 20 , 21 ) are releasably fastened to the container corners ( 9 ).

3. Rescue device according to claim 1 , characterised in that crane rail pieces ( 201 ) have a crane rail piece length corresponding to a container width or length and are mounted on opposing sides of a container ( 7 ), and crane rail pieces ( 201 ) mounted on containers ( 7 ) arranged adjacent to one another are connected by means of connecting pieces ( 300 ) in each case to one of the crane rails ( 20 , 21 ).

4. Rescue device according to claim 1 , characterised in that at least one connecting pieces ( 300 ) comprise a spacing piece ( 305 ).

5. Rescue device according to claim 1 , characterised in that end pieces in each case comprising a traction device ( 100 ) are arranged on both ends of the crane rails.

6. Rescue device according to claim 5 , characterised in that a traction device ( 100 ) comprises a strand jack ( 104 ).

7. Rescue device according to claim 1 , characterised in that the at least four diagonal supports are connected rotatably and lockably to the crane stand by the at least four crane feet via flange connections ( 40 ) having elongate holes ( 43 ).

8. Rescue device according to claim 7 , characterised in that the flange connection ( 40 ) has two opposing flanges ( 41 , 41 a ), which are each connected in fixed positions to a tube piece ( 42 ) and which project externally over tube walls ( 45 ) and are in flat contact with one another and which in each case have opposing elongate holes ( 43 ) which are arcuate in the peripheral direction, wherein in each case a screw ( 46 ) is guided through the pairs of elongate holes.

9. Rescue device according to claim 8 , characterised in that a arc length (b) of the elongate holes ( 43 ) is dimensioned in such a way that the tube pieces ( 42 ) can be firmly screwed to one another at any angle around their longitudinal axis relative to one another.

10. Rescue device according to claim 1 , characterised by adaptor pieces ( 90 ) which are arranged in each case between one of the at least four crane feet ( 24 ) and a holder ( 272 ) on the crane stand ( 27 ) which is arranged on a portion of the fork piece ( 80 ) facing the crane ( 50 ), and which are dimensioned in terms of their length in such a way that they compensate for a heel ( 28 ) of the crane rails ( 20 , 21 ).

11. Rescue device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the spacing pieces ( 305 ) which compensate for a trim of the at least four crane feet ( 24 ) are provided between the at least four crane feet ( 24 ) and the diagonal supports ( 26 ).

12. Process for rescuing containers ( 7 ) which are loaded on a damaged ship ( 110 ), comprising the steps of

using at least one container stack ( 6 ) fastened on a deck ( 1 ) of a damaged ship;

mounting a rescue device ( 8 ) on at least one container stack ( 6 ) fastened on a deck ( 1 ) of the damaged ship ( 110 ) by:

mounting temporarily and firmly a support structure having at least four diagonal supports on the at least one container stack ( 6 ) at container corners ( 9 );

mounting a crane ( 50 ) on the support ( 20 , 21 , 22 );

inserting spacing pieces ( 305 ) at connection points of the crane feet ( 24 ) and diagonal supports ( 26 ) to compensate for a trim of the crane rails;

connecting the diagonal supports ( 26 ) to a central crane stand ( 27 ) which has a bolt ( 271 ) which is oriented parallel to the longitudinal direction of the ship L and onto which is fitted a fork piece ( 80 );

rotating the fork piece about the bolt ( 271 ) until the fork piece ( 80 ) no longer has a heel in a mounting position; and

fixing the mounting position by means of adapter pieces ( 90 ) which are in each case arranged between the crane foot ( 24 ) and a holder on the crane stand ( 27 ) and are dimensioned in terms of their length in such a way that they hold the fork piece ( 80 ) in the mounting position; and

utilizing the rescue device ( 8 ) to mount a further rescue device ( 111 ) on at least one further container stack ( 6 ).

13. Process according to claim 12 , comprising the steps of:

mounting two crane rails ( 20 , 21 ) parallel to one another on the at least one container stack ( 6 );

mounting a support structure ( 22 ) on the two crane rails ( 20 , 21 ); and

mounting a crane ( 50 ) on the support structure ( 22 ).

14. Process according to claim 12 , comprising the steps of:

locking the locking pins ( 103 , 204 , 205 ) of a crane rail piece ( 201 ) to container corners ( 9 ) of the same container ( 7 ); and

connecting crane rail pieces ( 201 ) of adjacent containers ( 7 ) to one another by connecting pieces ( 300 ) to which two crane rails ( 20 , 21 ) extending parallel to one another are connected.

15. Process according to claim 12 , comprising the step of:

placing two crane feet ( 24 ) which are movable to and fro along the crane rails ( 20 , 21 ) onto each of the crane rails ( 20 , 21 ).