[162039] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: alexandria cable cutters?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew Latham)
Mon Apr 1 13:09:14 2013
In-Reply-To: <CD7F0BD1.880B%wbailey@satelliteintelligencegroup.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 13:08:48 -0400
From: Andrew Latham <lathama@gmail.com>
To: Warren Bailey <wbailey@satelliteintelligencegroup.com>
Cc: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Thermal Lances can be started with various heat sources. Some are self
contained for emergency use.
On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Warren Bailey
<wbailey@satelliteintelligencegroup.com> wrote:
> This was in reply to a posting that brought up the possible usage of a
> Thermal Lance.
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> On 4/1/13 9:55 AM, "Bill Woodcock" <woody@pch.net> wrote:
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>>On Mar 28, 2013, at 2:17 PM, Warren Bailey
>><wbailey@satelliteintelligencegroup.com> wrote:
>>> - Welding Gear is expensive, underwater gear is insanely expensive.
>>> - Welding is pretty difficult..
>>> - Underwater welding requires knowledge of SCUBA *AND* welding
>>>techniques under water.
>>> ...going after a specific cable with a welder sounds like someone had a
>>>real reason.
>>> ...the fact that they were using a welder, underwater, on a 15kV -48VDC
>>>fiber optic plant
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>>Warren:
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>>I think I missed a step here. Where is the reference to the welding
>>equipment coming from?
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>>The photos show three scuba tanks and a float. I don't see any mention
>>of welding equipment in the NYT or Guardian pieces, or in the Egyptian
>>Navy's statement or photos.
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>> -Bill
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