A disconnectable mooring system for a vessel comprises a mooring buoy
member and a turret structure mounted in a moonpool of the vessel. The
mooring buoy member is anchored to the seabed and has a plurality of
passages each adapted to receive a riser. The turret structure has a
receptacle for receiving the buoy member and a locking device for locking
the buoy member in the receptacle. The turret structure accommodates a
plurality of conduits to be connected to risers installed in passages of
the buoy member and the turret structure is rotatably supported in the
moonpool of the vessel by at least a bearing assembly mounted above sea
level. The buoy member is provided with a conical outer casing and the
receptacle of the turret structure has a cone shape corresponding to the
conical outer casing of the buoy member. The turret structure comprises a
turntable carrying the conduits to be connected to the risers. The
turntable is supported on the bearing assembly in a manner allowing
rotation with respect to the turret structure to align the conduits with
the risers when the buoy member is received and locked in the receptacle
of the turret structure. Additionally or alternatively, each conduit may
comprise a lower part movable with respect to the turret structure to
align the lower part with the corresponding riser.