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The traction winch keeps the trawl wire taunt. When the wire broke, the slack traveled up like a rubber band and caused the wire to jump out of its groove.


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The traction winch keeps the trawl wire taunt. When the wire broke, the slack traveled up like a rubber band and caused the wire to jump out of its groove.

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