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Undersea Cable Looms Between Honolulu and California
The Ocean Layer and H M T S Monarch laid nine million feet of cable in ten days linking Point Arena to Hanauma Bay. The 483 foot ship fed cable through pulleys to a drum while fathometers charted depths and boosters amplified signals to prevent fade. Cable laying demands rare skill, with the only school being experience.
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Honolulu
California
Ocean Layer
H.M.T.S. Monarch
Pacific Ocean
Point Arena
Hanauma Bay
Grand Canyon