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The History of the Ivy Bells Cable Tap Mission
The halibut just entered the Sea of Okotsk and moved as close to the coastline as they possibly could. They then used their periscope to look for signs in Russian on the beach, warning passerby's not to dig there because of a buried cable. After that, it was easy enough to find the cable further out at sea using the halibut's drones. Once they found a suitable location where the divers could work undetected, they were able to connect a tap around the cable. This particular kind of tap was recorded to tape reels and picked up the audio via induction. So once it was removed, there would be no sign of cutting or drilling into the