WATER INTAKE SYSTEM AND FLOATING VESSEL EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM
A vessel (100) floating in a body of water and comprising a water intake system (10), said water intake system (10) including within the hull of the vessel an intake compartment (18) for taking in water from the body of water and a distribution compartment (20) for distributing and supplying the water to one or more consumer units within the floating vessel. The intake compartment (18) is arranged below a lowest operational draught (51) of the vessel and has an inlet (14) in a bottom region of the intake compartment. The intake compartment (18) is coupled by a conduit (27) to the distribution compartment for allowing water to flow into the distribution compartment (20). The water intake system further includes a water lift hose (12) that is connected to the inlet (14) and is extendible below the hull of the vessel.