The grapnel (red "chain" of hooks), which is used to grapple and recover the ends of cable segments, is shown here lying on the fantail of the TE SubCom Dependable, with one of the deep-water Primary Nodes to the right. Photo by Cecile Durand
The grapnel (red "chain" of hooks), which is used to grapple and recover the ends of cable segments, is shown here lying on the fantail of the TE SubCom Dependable, with one of the deep-water Primary Nodes to the right.
Grapnel coming up after a run. Once back on deck of the TE SubCom Dependable it was inspected and nothing was found entangled. The seabed surveyed is clear.
–Photo by Cecile Durand, University of Washington, onboard the TE SubCom Dependable