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Abstract

Some embodiments provide release apparatuses comprising: a body having a first and second mating sections each connected to separate tethers; the first mating section comprising a plurality of movable locking shoes movable between a locked position and a release position configured to allow the first mating section and the second mating section to disconnect; and a hydraulic system configured to induce a force to cause movement of the locking shoes between the locked and release positions, the hydraulic system comprises: a hydraulic fluid source; a hydraulic conduit coupled with the hydraulic fluid source; a hydraulic cylinder coupled with the hydraulic conduit and configured to receive hydraulic fluid; and a bypass valve coupled along the hydraulic conduit and configured to transition between open and closed states in response to pressure within the hydraulic conduit exceeding a hydraulic threshold and to allow leaked hydraulic fluid to be drained.

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