An apparatus for inserting an elongate object into a trench in a floor in a body of water, the apparatus comprising:- trench-forming means for forming a trench in a floor of a body of water; attachment means in the form of a drawbar and support member, the drawbar having an attachment part including a pair of attachment locations, for enabling attachment of at least one tensile member to the apparatus, wherein the drawbar is moveable relative to the trench-forming means between a first position, in which the apparatus is adapted to be towed by at least one said tensile member to move the trench-forming means relative to the floor of the body of water to form a trench therein, and a second position, in which the apparatus is adapted to be supported by at least one said tensile member to enable the apparatus to be deployed to the floor of the body of water, wherein the drawbar is pivotable relative to the body about a first axis when moving between the first position and the second position; and receiving means for receiving at least part of an elongate object to be inserted into the trench; wherein the drawbar is moveable relative to the trench-forming means between the second position and a third position, to enable at least part of the elongate object to be received in the receiving means from a side of the apparatus remote from the trench-forming means, wherein the drawbar is also pivotable relative to the body about a second axis, which is generally perpendicular to the first axis; wherein the support member is pivotably attached to the attachment part of the drawbar at one end and to the body at the other end, to allow pivoting of the support member around the second axis extending in a towing direction. trench-forming means for forming a trench in a floor of a body of water; attachment means in the form of a drawbar and support member, the drawbar having an attachment part including a pair of attachment locations, for enabling attachment of at least one tensile member to the apparatus, wherein the drawbar is moveable relative to the trench-forming means between a first position, in which the apparatus is adapted to be towed by at least one said tensile member to move the trench-forming means relative to the floor of the body of water to form a trench therein, and a second position, in which the apparatus is adapted to be supported by at least one said tensile member to enable the apparatus to be deployed to the floor of the body of water, wherein the drawbar is pivotable relative to the body about a first axis when moving between the first position and the second position; and receiving means for receiving at least part of an elongate object to be inserted into the trench; wherein the drawbar is moveable relative to the trench-forming means between the second position and a third position, to enable at least part of the elongate object to be received in the receiving means from a side of the apparatus remote from the trench-forming means, wherein the drawbar is also pivotable relative to the body about a second axis, which is generally perpendicular to the first axis; wherein the support member is pivotably attached to the attachment part of the drawbar at one end and to the body at the other end, to allow pivoting of the support member around the second axis extending in a towing direction.