These happy floats are attached to the umbilical cable, close to the vehicle end, to float it in a catenary shape which prevents the cable from hockling or snagging on the seafloor. Photo courtesy of C.W.
These happy floats are attached to the umbilical cable, close to the vehicle end, to float it in a catenary shape which prevents the cable from hockling or snagging on the seafloor. Photo courtesy of C.W.