DEVICE FOR COUPLING TWO VESSELS

DEVICE FOR COUPLING TWO VESSELS The present invention relates to a device for 5 rapidly remotely coupling together two vessels, in particular a first ship or floating support and a second ship (10, 11), the device comprising: - at least one floating and docking structure (3) fastened to or suitable for being releasably fastened to 10 the side (11a) and/or the keel of the hull of a second vessel (11); and - at least two actuators (2, 21, 22, 23, 24), preferably at least three actuators, spaced in succession from one another in the longitudinal direction of the 15 first vessel (10), the actuator cylinder (2a) of each said actuator being fastened to the side (10a) of the hull of said first vessel (10), using a first fastener and pivot hinge device (2c1), and the end of the rod (2b) of each actuator being fastened to or being suitable for 20 being fastened , preferably in releasable manner, to said floating and docking structure (3) via a second fastener and pivot hinge device (2c2). 25 Figure 1A 30