The patent relates to an apparatus for attaching a hoisting cable to a sunken vessel. It is configured to be pulled-down onto a cone-shaped line anchor. The device is pulled down onto the line anchor when the hoisting cable and marker-buoy line are drawn in opposite directions by a pair of surface ships. Having the ships draw the hoisting cable and the marker buoy line in opposite directions prevents the cable and line from becoming entangled to allow connection to the sunken vessel and to reduce the hazard of inadvertently separating the more fragile marker-buoy line.


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    Title :

    Mechanical Retriever


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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