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7: The Marine Operations-CABLE SHIPS

41. CS RENE DESCARTES Cableship Name: Responder
Country of registration: Marshall Islands
Baseport: Baltimore, MD, USA
Owner/Operator: TE SubCom
Purpose: Lay/Repair
Cable Capacity: 5466 MT
Notes: ROV/Plough Capability
Zone: YOKOHAMA

43. CS RELIANCE

Cableship Name: René Descartes
Country of registration: France
Baseport: La Seyne sur Mer, France
Owner/Operator: Orange Marine
Purpose: Lay/Repair
Cable Capacity: 5800 tons
Notes: Plough and ROV capabilities
Zone: MECMA
 CS René Descartes has installed the SKRM
cable in Malaysia, connecting the mainland Cableship Name: Reliance
and the Borneo Peninsula. This cable, with a Country of registration: Marshall Islands
length of 2,100 km, has been buried by the Baseport: Noumea, New Caledonia
ship on 1,850 km, which represents a new Owner/Operator: TE SubCom
record for Orange Marine. Purpose: Lay/Repair
Cable Capacity: 5466 MT
Notes: ROV/Plough Capability
Zone:
42. CS RESPONDER

44. CS RESOLUTE

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