Patent ID: 8064738

Claim:
Leak detection apparatus for detecting a leak in a section of hose, the section of hose having a hose carcass and a first end, the leak having a location along the section of hose, the apparatus comprising: at least one watertight housing located at the first end of the section of hose, the watertight housing having a first wall; and an optical fibre sensor having a first end, the optical fibre sensor being arranged to detect leakage of fluid through the hose carcass and to detect the location of the leak, the first end of the optical fibre sensor being contained in said at least one watertight housing; an optical jumper cable arranged to extend between said first end of the optical fibre sensor and a further optical fibre sensor of a second connected hose section to provide optical continuity; and an optical bulkhead adaptor arranged to provide a watertight connection between said optical fibre sensor and the optical jumper cable, wherein the optical bulkhead adaptor extends through said first wall of the watertight housing.