A helicopter deck has been added to this ship, the 3000-tonne British trader Luminence, to enable cable repair crews to be ferried to and from the ship each day. The crew has to replace a damaged section of one of the three Cook Strait cables and the shin is too small to accommadate the full crew.
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Press, 1 February 1983, Page 16
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56A helicopter deck has been added to this ship, the 3000-tonne British trader Luminence, to enable cable repair crews to be ferried to and from the ship each day. The crew has to replace a damaged section of one of the three Cook Strait cables and the shin is too small to accommadate the full crew. Press, 1 February 1983, Page 16
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