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Old 4th Apr 2019, 21:51
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I think it was the high voltage arc that cut right through the hoist cable. There was an incident during hurricane Harvey recovery operations out in Houston where a hoist cable contacted a power line while the guys were trying to retrieve a survivor in a rescue basket; the power line arc welded right through the cable. Fortunately the basket wasn't very high off the water line yet and no one was hurt.
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