Comment by hinkley

14 days ago

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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ceejayoz  14 days ago

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.

  • hinkley  13 days ago

    So when did they start using these and why are we still having issues?

    • ceejayoz  13 days ago

      We still have issues for the same reasons buried power, water, gas etc. lines still do. It isn’t a perfect fix.