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power cable just prior to passing over the forward bow sheave. The cable layer tied off to a 

 buoy upon reaching the pier and passed the cable and water lines across to a crew on the pier 

 end. 



While the power cable was being laid, the staging-vessel crew attempted to place the con- 

 crete transformer housing on the bottom. The attempt was unsuccessful; the transformer 

 dome was severely damaged by shearing off of the support legs and undercarriage and carry- 

 ing off of the cable gland fitting. The rigging crew and divers on board the staging vessel 

 were able to salvage the concrete dome and managed to replace it on board the YFU-45 for 

 return to NEL. 



A new steel transformer dome was fabricated over the weekend from a surplus air-pressure 

 tank previously removed from FLIP. On Aug. 31 the new dome was transported to the Sealab 

 site on board the Oconostota, where it was transferred to the staging vessel. The shore cable 

 splice was made, and the dome emplanted on the bottom. The shore power and water supply 

 were available continuously during the 45 days of the Sealab operation. 



