For the first half of day five, crews split up between the two venues for pulling the cable across the canyon. Later that afternoon all hands were on deck at the mainland site for final cable securing measures as it was drawn to an event-ready tension of 60,000 pounds. I flew over with the island crew in the morning to capture happenings from that perspective.
Above: Island crew in final preparations for the cable pull.
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Below (1): Morning 'tailgate meeting' on the mainland side.
ISLAND SITE:
Below (1): Shoring up the cable cradle.
Below (3): The cable pull.
Below (3): Troubleshooting how to get the cable shackle over the cradle pulley.
The 5000 lb cable was at 30,000 lbs of pulling tension at this juncture.
Below (7): The crew aligning the cable shackle to the yoke plate, locking it in and releasing the leader rope.
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MAINLAND SITE:
Below (1): Final staging and tensioning of the cable.
Below (7): Crews securing the cable at 60,000 lbs tension.
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