ORANGE MARINE highly sophisticated installation vessels are between 100 metres and 140 metres long .
“ To give an example ,” enthuses Didier . “ Our ‘ René Descartes ’ installation vessel is capable of laying a huge network of cable in one load . It means that it can carry upto 8,000 kilometres of cable onboard in a single operation . This vessel is currently in the middle of the Pacific , laying another transpacific cable .”
The mighty installation vessels also uphold efficiency by towing sea ploughs . This is the powerful equipment that is used to meticulously bury the cable in the often rock-hard seabed .
It is a difficult job which is undertaken methodically and , if necessary , trenches are dug to depths of two or three metres in order to accommodate the cable .
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