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Yi Peng 3 crossed both cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times matching when they broke

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588 points perihelions | 3 comments | 20 Nov 24 06:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.654s | source
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hinkley ◴[20 Nov 24 20:11 UTC] No.42197645[source]▶
Do we need to get James Cameron and associates to design a DitchWitch that can operate at 2 miles down? How deep can ship anchors go?
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1. ceejayoz ◴[20 Nov 24 20:35 UTC] No.42197841[source]▶
They already use such a thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_layer

> Cable ships also use “plows” that are suspended under the vessel. These plows use jets of high-pressure water to bury cable three feet (0.91 m) under the sea floor, which prevents fishing vessels from snagging cables as thrall their nets.

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2. hinkley ◴[21 Nov 24 10:04 UTC] No.42202711[source]▶
So when did they start using these and why are we still having issues?
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3. ceejayoz ◴[21 Nov 24 11:22 UTC] No.42203160[source]▶
We still have issues for the same reasons buried power, water, gas etc. lines still do. It isn’t a perfect fix.