A rescue ship for a disabled vessel includes a hull which delimits an elongated dock (12) which is at least 150 m long and preferably at least 250 m long and at least 30 m wide and preferably at least 45 m wide, and including a ballasting device enabling draught modification by at least 15 m and preferably at least 20 m. The hull has two lateral hulls capable of being ballasted (14) and enclosing the dock (12), and the stem has a practically sealed door (18) which can close the rear of the dock (12). The ship further includes maneuvering elements designed to exert a thrust in one direction transverse at least to the longitudinal axis of the ship. The invention is applicable to the rescue of disabled vessels.

 
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> Connecting link assembly and socket arrangement for assembly of floating drive-on dry docks

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