The two submarines were able to communicate using a telephone marker buoy until the cable parted.

After five days the cable parted, perhaps as a result of rubbing on the bottom.

One by one, the cables parted, the final two within less than a minute of one another.

The cable parted, and she separated the links and cast them away, making sure the ship was clear.

The top half fell over the side and was dragged for a hundred feet before the cables parted and it floated clear.

"Now we are in an evil plight," said Eric, "the cable has parted!"

Too late: the cable had parted and must lie in peace at the bottom.

The final cable parted and the shell swung free.

The cable parted, and the ship, feeling the growing force of the ebb, swung free and moved a little way from the mole.

However, the cable parted after the Audacious steering gear failed.