Re:Mystery surrounds lost German sea data station
by iamtheworstdev on Thursday September 05, 2019 @01:02PM
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Anchors dropped where not allowed is one of the top reasons international communication lines break.
That device did not look particularly heavy when compared to the weight of a chain/line required to drop anchor at that depth (normally 5:1 or 7:1 ratio). And the amount area a diver would have to check us significant.
Re:Mystery surrounds lost German sea data station
by Gibbon1 on Thursday September 05, 2019 @06:46PM
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Well yeah on land 750kg seems heavy. In water it's not really. A 50 foot boat/ship could easily snag that and drag it off. A larger ship might not even notice until they brought the anchor up.
As far as the dog piled parent, intelligence services are known to be loony paranoid and do really dumb stuff. Not to mention research and science projects are commonly used as cover. So sometimes the loony paranoia isn't misplaced.
I'm not an expert on nautical stuff, but only the largest vessels would have anchor chains that long. Moreover, you'd have major problems getting your anchor detached from that thing. If you cut your chain (unlikely) then it would still be at the bottom of the sea. If you somehow managed to detach the sea station, it would also be laying nearby. Presumably the divers checked the nearby seabed?