Re: alexandria cable cutters?

[joel jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>]

On 3/28/13 1:50 PM, Andrew Latham wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Christopher Morrow
> <morrowc.lists () gmail com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 2:46 AM, Randy Bush <randy () psg com> wrote:
> > > nyt reports capture of scuba divers attempting to cut telecom egypt
> > > undersea fiber.
> > >
> > >      http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/03/27/world/middleeast/ap-ml-egypt-internet.html
> > how likely is it that a diver can cut an armored cable close to shore?
> > without using explosives I mean...
> Its quite easy with a Thermal Lance...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_lance

The oil services industry has rather frequent application for cutting 
metal objects under-water.

http://www.csunitec.com/saws/reciprocating_hydraulic.html