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Two undersea cables in the Baltic were severed in recent days. Germany's defense minister said it was likely an act of sabotage. The cables have become a crucial part of the West's data ...
In 2022, a Norwegian underwater data cable was damaged, and there were indications of human involvement in that incident. In 2021, a 2.5-mile-long section of another data cable disappeared from ...
The vulnerability of these cables was emphasized in late February, when a few were damaged in the Red Sea, markedly degrading people’s online experience in parts of East Africa and South Asia.
Submarine internet cables are subject to threats and damages of different kinds, to which the EU is more or less vulnerable. Three categories can be distinguished: natural causes, unintentional human causes and intentional human causes.
Fishing, aging cables and marine species that collide with or become entangled in cables can damage cables and spread toxic and harmful substances into the sea. However, the impact of submarine cables is limited compared with other sources of ocean pollution. There is also a risk of releasing pollutants buried in sediments.
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 ...
It was formed in 1958 to promote the protection of international telecommunications and power submarine cables against human and natural hazards. It provides a forum for the exchange of technical, legal, and environmental information about submarine cables and engages with stakeholders and governments globally to promote submarine cable protection.
Three out of Vietnam's five active international undersea internet cables are down, state media said over the weekend, the second major round of outages in the country in just over a year.