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Re: 2 undersea cables cut


From: Matthew Petach <mpetach () netflight com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:37:56 -0800

On Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 07:44 Daniel Golding <dgolding () gmail com> wrote:

I'm not sure what hard evidence you might like. There are a small number
of methods by which submarine cables become damaged - anchors are right up
there. In this particular case, there aren't a lot of other possibilities.

There are only two cable repair ships. It will be a while before there can
be forensic examination.

Dan



This organization alone has at least 3 cable repair ships in its fleet:

https://www.acma2017.com/

The estimate for just the North Atlantic region is over a dozen cable
repair ships, with the global count hovering around 60.

I think you might need to update your numbers.  ^_^;

Matt




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