Inside PIPE's PPC-1 landing and Sydney landing station
First photos of the cable-laying ship Tyco Durable anchored off Collaroy on Sydney's Northern Beaches, and inside the landing station at nearby Cromer.
on May 19 2009 3:29PM
Tyco Durable cable laying ship off Collaroy Beach.
Tyco Durable with Collaroy in the foreground.
Another angle of the ship, showing the cable path marked by the buoys.
Aerial view of the Tyco Durable. Unfortunately we couldn't get any closer.
High on the plateau above Collaroy, the trench to receive the cable. This is shot before the cable arrived.
A vertical shot of the trench. The submarine cable is brought up from a pit 60m below the beach, through a conduit that follows the path of an existing road.
Closer view down the line.
The big moment - the cable nearing the end of the haul.
It arrives!
"Slow it down" - clearing the way for the cable.
Safely negotiated... *phew*
The actual cable.
Reaching the end of the line. From here it is fed to the actual landing station in nearby Cromer.
Pipe International CEO Bevan Slattery at the launch.
Overhead cabling in the transmission room of the landing station at Cromer.
Tyco transponders in the transmission room.
Bevan Slattery in front of the submarine line terminating equipment (SLTE).
Wide-angle view of the transmission room.
Closer view of the SLTE.
Fuel tank for the landing station - it's capable of running the generators for 10 days at full power - or a month with the current load, according to engineers.
Opening the perforated roller door to reveal the two 750kVa Iveco generators.
Row of UPS for the landing station.
Batteries for the landing station.
Overhead cabling in the UPS/battery room.
Tyco Durable cable laying ship off Collaroy Beach.