Patent ID: 11972879
Assignee: BAGGERMAATSCHAPPIJ BOSKALIS B.V.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 25:
26. A method for watertightly sealing off an exposed cut off end of a subsea cable, the subsea cable comprising a plurality of cores and jackets contained within an outer jacket, the method comprising:
cutting the subsea cable, forming the exposed cut off end, such that of the plurality of cores only an exposed axial end is visible, in an axial exposed cut off end,
applying an at least partly mouldable sealant to the exposed cut off end of the subsea cable, the at least partly mouldable sealant being mouldable at ambient temperature, such that the at least partly mouldable sealant is arranged to prevent water from entering the subsea cable and/or prevent water from contacting the plurality of cores;
wherein the at least partly mouldable sealant connects to and seals exposed ends of the jackets, and wherein the at least partly mouldable sealant is allowed to cure or set such that after curing or setting, a shape of the sealant is retained even in a sub sea environment, below a surface of the water.