Posted on 01/25/2015 6:30:42 PM PST by BenLurkin
A previous effort to the raise the wreckage on Saturday was also foiled when sharp parts of the debris sliced through a strap connecting the fuselage to a giant balloon, the search agency said.
Officials are trying to float the 13-meter (43-foot) piece of wreckage to the surface and then hoist it onto a waiting ship.
But strong winds, high waves and heavy rain prevented the Indonesian Navy divers from having another go Sunday at raising the fuselage, officials said.
Divers successfully carried out a similar procedure with the tail section of the aircraft earlier this month.
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Made in China...
Actually I live in a state where people still call steel cable “wire rope.”
Has anyone seen a picture of the tail? I would love to see where it is separated from the main fuselage.
They used wire rope which is a technical name for what most of us call "steel cable".
They are not complete dummies.
What the debris cut through is a strap they used around the debris. The reason for this is that a wire rope can cut the fuselage in half, which will make determining the primary damage more difficult, and which will lead to two pieces on the bottom of the ocean.
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