COUPLING DEVICE FOR DREDGING PIPES AND METHOD FOR COUPLING DREDGING PIPES
The invention relates to a pipe connection device (3) for coupling a first end part (4) of a first pipe section (2) to a second end part (4') of a second pipe section (2') to form a pipeline. The pipe connection device comprises a first pipe positioning member (5) arranged to receive the first end part, and a second pipe positioning member (5') arranged to receive the second end part. The first and second pipe positioning members (5, 5') both define a self-centring guiding path formed by a funnel-like shaped pipe positioning member for guiding the respective first and second end parts towards each other. The first and second pipe positioning members are mounted with the first and second self-centring guiding paths coaxial with respect to each other.