Daily Photo – Porters

In this photo, two of the crew carry a flushing pump through the jungle.

In the photo below two of the crew port a flushing pump through the jungle. They weren’t the easiest things to carry. The coiled tube looped over the pole is the inlet hose. Others, out of the frame, have the fire hose that connected to the flushing tubes.

Interestingly there’s no bridging here so either the ground was firm enough that it wasn’t needed or they’re off the line because of the location the crew has chosen to dig the sump.

In this photo, two of the crew carry a flushing pump through the jungle.
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Flushing was how we set both the explosives and hydrophones in Brunei. Fairly simpe - just pump a lot of water down the inside of the tube and it washes out the sand up the sides. Turn the tube with some pipe wrenches to prevent the tube from sticking in the hole.
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Either the swivel joint seal is leaking here or the bottom of the hole is plugged increasing the pressure in the system. Or both. Brunei. 1989.

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