MENDING A CABLE IN MID-OCEAN.—-These snapshots were taken by a member of the crew of the cable ship Iris on her recent trip to mend the trans-Tasman cable when 14 miles of defective cable was renewed Left: The engineers at the controls picking up the faulty cable.. Right: This buoy is supporting the Wellington end of the broken cable in water a mile and a half deep. The boats crew is attaching a line from the Iris to the cable. Inset: The. cutting and holding grapnel used to lift the cable in very deep water. This apparatus .■_-.. ', cuts the cable and holds one end only, thus making lifting easier.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 243, 14 October 1931, Page 9
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109MENDING A CABLE IN MID-OCEAN.—-These snapshots were taken by a member of the crew of the cable ship Iris on her recent trip to mend the trans-Tasman cable when 14 miles of defective cable was renewed Left: The engineers at the controls picking up the faulty cable.. Right: This buoy is supporting the Wellington end of the broken cable in water a mile and a half deep. The boats crew is attaching a line from the Iris to the cable. Inset: The. cutting and holding grapnel used to lift the cable in very deep water. This apparatus .■_-.. ', cuts the cable and holds one end only, thus making lifting easier. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 243, 14 October 1931, Page 9
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