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In 2017, the US admiral in charge of NATO's submarine forces said the alliance was "seeing Russian underwater activity in the vicinity of undersea cables that I don't believe we have ever seen."
The vast networks of data cables that crisscross our world's oceans are crucial for almost every aspect of modern life. The cables span around 745,000 miles and are responsible for transmitting 95 ...
A Wired investigation suggests recent internet cable outages in the Red Sea were caused by the sinking of a ship by Houthi rebels. Undersea internet cables underpin our way of life—but they’re ...
2024 Estlink 2 incident Eagle S slowed significantly while passing Estlink 2. Eagle S Patrol vessel Turva Date 25 December 2024 Time 12.26 (Eastern European Time) Location Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea Type maritime incident Cause Under investigation; suspected sabotage Suspects 8 crew members placed on travel bans On 25 December 2024 at 12:26 EET, the Estlink 2 submarine power cable had an ...
Three separate incidents of major damage to submarine optical communication cables around the world occurred in 2008. The first incident caused damage involving up to five high-speed Internet submarine communications cables in the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East from 23 January to 4 February 2008, causing internet disruptions and slowdowns ...
Finally, States have the obligation of making damages to submarine internet cables a punishable offence (article 113), except if it is unavoidable with lives or ships at stake. [6] With the growing discussions following climate change and environmental issue, submarine cables' sustainable protection ought to be a priority.
His remarks follow NATO's announcement on January 14 of its Baltic Sentry mission, using ships, aircraft, submarine satellites, and naval drones to surveil and defend the cables.
Two undersea cables carrying internet data deep in the Baltic Sea were damaged, European telecommunications companies said this week, drawing warnings from European governments of possible Russian ...