The Great Eastern, laying the new Atlantic Cable, passes where the cable broke and was lost in 1865.

The Great Eastern, laying the new Atlantic Cable, passed the point where a year earlier on July 31, 1865, the cable had broken and been lost in an earlier attempt.  This time the goal of Newfoundland was reached without incident and on July 27, 1866, confirming messages were exchanged between Ireland and Canada. The old cable was later retrieved and completed and became the second working cable on September 8, 1866.  (By John Osborne)