Mini-Sub Demonstrated in pool of London. The submarine service company Instersub lts. Today staged a demonstration in the Pool of London of the lunching and recovery of its Pc8B mini Submarine from the offshore Marine supply vessel Bay shore. baby share is under charter to itersub to act as "mother ship" for the PCBB and has spent the past month in Nantes where she was fitted with powerful lifting system especially designed for operation the two-man observation submarine. The PCBB can operate at depths down to 800 feet, carry 500 lbs of equipment and undertake underwater missions lasting up to equipment and the main sphere of operations for the PCBB are pipeline surveys Inspection and observation missions; precise bathymetry before platform or strorage tank imstallations; and searching for lost equipment. The mini-submarine's seabe capabilities. coupled with the "moth sheip's powerful anchor handling and towing equipment make the PCBB and the Bay Shore ideal team for search and retrieval missins in offshire oil exploratiopn areas. Photo shows View of the PCBB lifted by Crane on the mother ship Bay Shore, showing Tower Bridge in the bacjkground, during today's demonstration.
Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.
Photo is dated 05-05-1974.
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