A pivoting cable connection for a subsea equipment unit comprises a tubular cable guide supported by the unit, extending along and around a pivot axis. A cable extending through the connection comprises an intermediate section extending along or beside the pivot axis within the cable guide and an outboard section, pivotable about the pivot axis, that extends away from the pivot axis in a direction transverse to the pivot axis. When installing or retrieving the unit onto or from the seabed, pivotal movement of the outboard section of the cable relative to the unit is accommodated by torsional deformation of the intermediate section of the cable. By allowing the cable to pivot above and below the pivot axis, the connection enables the unit to be lowered from a vessel that also pays out and lays the cable. Preliminarily, the cable can be coupled to the unit aboard the same vessel.

A grade level utility enclosure for underground utilities connections having a tapered vertical wall structure extending continuously around an open interior region within the tapered vertical wall structure, a rim extending around a top opening to the interior of the enclosure and a bottom edge on which the enclosure is supported, a removable lid adapted for mounting on the rim over the top opening, the tapered vertical wall structure including a first wall panel section and a second wall panel section, the first wall panel section panel is smaller in circumference than the second wall panel section, and an upright rigid support bar adapted for use as a cable rack having a first end positioned in a first pocket located in the rim and a second end positioned in a second pocket located in a bracket positioned on an inside surface of the second wall panel section.