An offshore vessel suitable for laying a pipeline on the seabed, having a pipeline-laying installation of the S-lay type. The offshore vessel has one or more connecting stations disposed on a working deck. The connecting stations are for connecting pipeline sections in a substantially horizontal orientation. A stinger engages on a first side of a hull secured to offshore vessel at an engagement point and protrudes outside the hull, and forms a downwardly directed support for pipeline moving towards the seabed. A hoisting crane is disposed on the first side of the hull, comprising a substantially hollow vertical column comprising a top, a foot, and a body disposed between the foot and the body.