3.3. Horizontal distance between two ships
The ascending and descending parts of the cable are hung by the two ships (Figs. 1 and 2). A change in the two-ship distance can considerably increase or decrease the grounding length. Several calculations are carried out while changing the two-ship distance to examine the relationship between them. These calculations are carried out under the assumption that the total length of the submerged part St is 6200 m. Fig. 10 shows the intersection of two solution curves satisfying the geometrical conditions