| Float-on / Float -off is an excellent yacht transport | | | | yacht carrier, the vessel is submerged into a 'floating |
| method used to load, transport, and off-load heavy | | | | marina' that allows for easy loading. When all yachts |
| yachts and cargo without lifting. This is accomplished | | | | are moored in their reserved position, the yacht carrier |
| by semi-submersible carriers designed to take on | | | | starts her dock operation. |
| water, becoming a floating marina where the | | | | Once the deck is dry, the yachts are secured to the |
| transported yacht can simply be floated over the | | | | deck and are ready for a safe crossing. During yacht |
| submerged portion of the carrier and secured into | | | | transportation, the yachts are safely stowed between |
| place. The carrier then deballasts and resurfaces | | | | the yacht carriers' spray-covers, protecting them from |
| underneath the cargo. This Float-on / Float-off yacht | | | | the elements. |
| transport method allows for efficient hassle-free | | | | MV Blue Marlin is one of the world's largest heavy lift |
| loading and unloading as well as secure placement of | | | | ships. She is used in the commercial sector to lift |
| the boats on specially designed cradles and supports. | | | | unwieldy cargo such as oil rigs. In July 2000, she |
| Below is a brief explanation of how this innovative | | | | performed her first service for the US Navy's Military |
| process works. | | | | Sealift Command -- transporting two Navy mine |
| After deck preparation, which includes the installation | | | | hunters from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Bahrin in the |
| of keelblock cradles and supports to the deck of the | | | | Persian Gulf. |