#underseacable — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/114999/ Iran’s Threats to Hormuz Undersea Cables Highlight Vulnerabilites of Data Chokepoints #BalticSeaCablesAndPipelines #EnergyInsurance #GeopoliticalRisks #Hormuz #HybridAttacks #MarineInsurance #MarineWarRisks #StraitOfHormuz #SubseaPhysicalDamageInsurance #TerrorismAndSabotageInsurance #UnderseaCable #USIranConflict #WarRiskInsurance
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🥽 Iran mulls taking full control of all 7 undersea internet cables passing through Strait of Hormuz
｢ “In the proposed governance model for the Strait of Hormuz, the passage of submarine cables must be conducted with a permit and payment of tolls, and foreign companies must also operate under Iranian laws,” said Iran’s FARS News Agency in a post. ｣
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🥽 Iran mulls taking full control of all 7 undersea internet cables passing through Strait of Hormuz
｢ “In the proposed governance model for the Strait of Hormuz, the passage of submarine cables must be conducted with a permit and payment of tolls, and foreign companies must also operate under Iranian laws,” said Iran’s FARS News Agency in a post. ｣
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🥽 Iran mulls taking full control of all 7 undersea internet cables passing through Strait of Hormuz
｢ “In the proposed governance model for the Strait of Hormuz, the passage of submarine cables must be conducted with a permit and payment of tolls, and foreign companies must also operate under Iranian laws,” said Iran’s FARS News Agency in a post. ｣
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🥽 Iran mulls taking full control of all 7 undersea internet cables passing through Strait of Hormuz
｢ “In the proposed governance model for the Strait of Hormuz, the passage of submarine cables must be conducted with a permit and payment of tolls, and foreign companies must also operate under Iranian laws,” said Iran’s FARS News Agency in a post. ｣
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🥽 Iran mulls taking full control of all 7 undersea internet cables passing through Strait of Hormuz
｢ “In the proposed governance model for the Strait of Hormuz, the passage of submarine cables must be conducted with a permit and payment of tolls, and foreign companies must also operate under Iranian laws,” said Iran’s FARS News Agency in a post. ｣
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#Taiwan activates backup communications for outlying island after #underseacable breaks
Bad weather has caused a shipwreck sitting on the seafloor to shift its location, severing the underwater link.
The crucial Taiwan undersea cable was severed by an old shipwreck — backup microwave communications activated to keep population connected
Although this incident was caused by natural forces and not an action by a third-party actor, it still highlights Taiwan’s vulnerability.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-activates-backup-communications-outlying-island-after-undersea-cable-2026-04-30/ -
UK and Norway foil Russian submarine plot to survey undersea cables in north Atlantic
The UK and Norwegian militaries led an operation to deter Russian submarines suspected of “malign activity” in the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #CA #Canada #NATO #Norway #Russia #Sabotage #Underseacable #UnitedKingdom
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U.K. and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic https://www.byteseu.com/1928480/ #Britain #Conflict #Healey #MalignActivity #MilitaryOperation #NorthAtlantic #Norway #part #Russia #RussianSubmarine #RussianVessel #UKDefenseChief #UK #UnderseaCable #WeekslongOperation
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The UK and Norway foil a Russian submarine plot to survey undersea cables.
The UK and Norwegian militaries led an operation to deter Russian submarines suspected of “malign activity” in the north Atlantic, the British defence secretary said on Thursday.
Britain and Norway operate joint naval patrols aimed at protecting critical infrastructure in the North Atlantic.
#UnderseaCable #Sabotage #NATO #UK #Russia #Norway #Atlantic
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Technical Glitch Halts Vital Undersea Cable Between Finland and Sweden
An unexpected technical fault led to the outage of the Fenno-Skan 2 undersea power cable between Finland…
#Sweden #Sverige #SE #Europe #Europa #EU #BalticSea #Fenno-Skan2 #Fingrid #finland #nyheter #outage #substationmalfunction #Svenskakraftnat #sweden #technicalfault #underseacable
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Technical Glitch Halts Vital Undersea Cable Between Finland and Sweden https://www.byteseu.com/1861110/ #BalticSea #FennoSkan2 #Fingrid #Finland #outage #SubstationMalfunction #SvenskaKraftnat #Sweden #TechnicalFault #UnderseaCable
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#Underseacable cutting shenanigans lead #Finland to create a dedicated maritime surveillance center — Russian shadow fleet operations heighten concerns in the #BalticSea
According to Mikko Hirvi from the Finnish Border Guard, new measures include seabed sensors, AI-infused real-time analysis of maritime traffic, and improved exchange of vessel information with allies. These features will be subject to a gradual buildout, adding to the Border Guards' existing abilities.
https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/undersea-cable-cutting-shenanigans-lead-finland-to-create-a-dedicated-maritime-surveillance-center-russian-shadow-fleet-operations-heighten-concerns-in-the-baltic-sea -
A vessel coming from Russia dragged its anchor before a subsea cable was damaged.
The anchor of a vessel that damaged an undersea cable linking Helsinki and the Estonian capital Tallinn dragged along the seabed “at least several tens of kilometres” before it hit the line, Finnish police said Sunday.
On 31 December police detained the Fitburg, a 132-metre-long cargo ship en route from St. Petersburg.
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A vessel coming from Russia dragged its anchor before a subsea cable was damaged.
The anchor of a vessel that damaged an undersea cable linking Helsinki and the Estonian capital Tallinn dragged along the seabed “at least several tens of kilometres” before it hit the line, Finnish police said Sunday.
On 31 December police detained the Fitburg, a 132-metre-long cargo ship en route from St. Petersburg.
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Finnish Authorities Detain Crew After Undersea Internet Cable Severed https://hackread.com/finnish-detain-crew-undersea-internet-cable/ #UnderseaCable #Security #Helsinki #internet #Estonia #Finland #europe
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The ship seized in Finland carried EU-sanctioned Russian steel.
A vessel seized in Finland suspected of damaging an undersea telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Tallinn was transporting Russian steel subject to European Union sanctions, Finnish customs officials said on Thursday.
#Finland #UnderseaCable #Estonia #Sabotage #Russia #Sanctions #WarInUkraine #EU
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Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea cable damaged
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/europe/finland-estonia-undersea-cable-ship-detained-intl
#HackerNews #Finland #Detention #UnderseaCable #MaritimeSecurity #News2025
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First Ship Seized For #UnderseaCable Cutting Since #NATO's #BalticSentry Began
Finnish authorities have seized a Turkish-owned cargo vessel suspected of damaging an undersea telecommunications cable running from Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia. This marks the first incident involving suspected sabotage of critical undersea infrastructure in the region since the creation of a NATO task force nearly a year ago to defend those cables, a NATO official told us. https://www.twz.com/news-features/first-ship-seized-for-undersea-cable-cutting-since-natos-baltic-sentry-began -
"Finnish authorities have seized the cargo ship Fitburg off the coast of Porkkala in connection with damage to an undersea data cable owned by telecoms provider Elisa. The vessel, which departed from Saint Petersburg on 30 December, was intercepted in the Gulf of Finland after being identified as the suspected source of a disruption to the connection between Helsinki and Tallinn."
#underseacable #infrastructure #shipping #telecommunications
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#Undersea cable investments double to $13 billion in 2yr — ever-growing danger of cable cuts looms
Amount is double 2022-2024 spend, and much as you'd expect, it's driven primarily by #bigtech (Meta Amazon Microsoft Google). The report claims that existing cables already cover roughly 1M mi, and that number is getting larger every year. Paul Gabla from #Alcatel, the world's largest #underseacable maker and installer, remarks Big Tech companies made up about 50% of market
https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/undersea-comms-cable-investments-double-to-usd13-billion-in-over-two-years-ever-growing-danger-of-cable-cuts-looms -
Telecom groups #Vodafone Group and Vodafone Ukraine to build new $116m #underseacable in the #BlackSea, bypassing #Russia — project set to connect #Bulgaria, #Georgia, #Turkey, and #Ukraine
The #Kardesa project will interconnect the three neighboring countries — Georgia, Turkey, and Bulgaria — and then cross the sea to land in Ukraine, adding another connection point between #Europe and #Asia that does not go through the Mediterranean.
https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/telecom-group-to-build-new-usd116m-undersea-cable-in-the-black-sea-bypassing-russia-project-set-to-connect-bulgaria-georgia-turkey-and-ukraine -
330: AWS Proves the Internet Really Is a Series of Tubes Under the Ocean AWS just casually dropped a 320 Tbps cable across the Atlantic. Even the Gungans are getting high-speed internet now. (Oh, are we still not acknowledging them? Oops.) #TheCloudPod #underseacable #episode330 https://www.thecloudpod.net/?p=21292
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330: AWS Proves the Internet Really Is a Series of Tubes Under the Ocean AWS just casually dropped a 320 Tbps cable across the Atlantic. Even the Gungans are getting high-speed internet now. (Oh, are we still not acknowledging them? Oops.) #TheCloudPod #underseacable #episode330 https://www.thecloudpod.net/?p=21292
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TM joins Candle, 8000km submarine cable system consortium connecting ASEAN and Japan #asean #candle #ips #meta #nec #news #ptxlsmarttelecomsejahteratbk #softbank #submarinecable #telco #tm #underseacable #xlsmart
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TM Joins Submarine Cable Consortium Running Through ASEAN, Taiwan, Japan #submarinecable #tm #underseacable
https://www.lowyat.net/2025/366879/tm-joins-submarine-cable-consortium-asean-taiwan-japan/
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#Japan to subsidize #underseacable #vessels over 'very serious' #nationalsecurity concerns — will front up to half the cost for $300 million vessels bought by #NEC
NEC is one of the largest layers of undersea cables and biggest in #Asia, having already installed over 400,000 km globally. It currently competes with US-based SubCom, the French government-owned Alcatel Submarine Networks, and China’s HMN Tech. NEC does not own any cable-laying ships and instead leases them.
https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/japan-to-subsidize-undersea-cable-vessels-over-very-serious-national-security-concerns-will-front-up-to-half-the-cost-for-usd300-million-vessels-bought-by-nec -
Multiple #underseacable cuts in the #RedSea, hampering #internet performance — international cables connecting #Europe, #Asia, and the #MiddleEast are compromised
Undersea breaks on #SEAMEWE4 and #IMEWE systems disrupted #Microsoft’s Middle East transit over the weekend.
Those reroutes currently remain in effect, with Microsoft noting that they expect “higher latency on some traffic” as regional carriers continue to triage routes.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/red-sea-cable-cut-takes-azure-routes-down -
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Russian forces pierce Ukrainian defense in Donetsk Oblast, bypassing fortifications — Ukrainian drones strike Russian missile component plant in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — Russia’s Saratov oil refinery halts operations after Ukrainian drone strike — What were so many deaths for? Ukrainians react to Trump-Putin ‘peace plan’ ahead of Alaska summit … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/tuesday-august-12-2025/
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Russian forces pierce Ukrainian defense in Donetsk Oblast, bypassing fortifications — Ukrainian drones strike Russian missile component plant in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — Russia’s Saratov oil refinery halts operations after Ukrainian drone strike — What were so many deaths for? Ukrainians react to Trump-Putin ‘peace plan’ ahead of Alaska summit … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/tuesday-august-12-2025/
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US FCC To Ban Use Of Chinese Tech In Its Undersea Cables #news #underseacable #usfcc
https://www.lowyat.net/2025/359807/us-fcc-ban-chinese-tech-in-undersea-cables/
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The oil tanker Eagle S has been released from custody, and the vessel has departed Finland. 3 members of the crew remain under a travel ban, and the investigation continues.
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Finland, Sweden Investigate Suspected Sabotage of Baltic Sea Telecoms Cable https://www.byteseu.com/770692/ #BalticSea #BalticconnectorGasPipeline #CriticalInfrastructure #EnergyInsurance #Finland #MarineInsurance #RussiaUkraineWar #TerrorismAndSabotageInsurance #UnderseaCable #WarRiskInsurance #WarRisks
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Sweden investigating new reports of Baltic Sea cable damage.
Sweden's coast guard has dispatched a vessel to waters east of Gotland. A number of telecommunications and power cables have been damaged in the Baltic Sea in recent months.
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#meta #facebook #fb #ai #underseacable #cable #connectivity #zuckerberg #usa #markzuckerberg #connectivity #tech #science #artificialintelligence #media #business #socialmedia
Whoopee. Presumably Ai will “like” pictures of your friend’s dinners without any human intervention.Meta plans globe-spanning sub-sea internet cable https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgrgz8271go
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#Sweden seizes #cargoship after another #underseacable hit in suspected #sabotage
Swedish authorities have "seized" a vessel – believed to be the cargo #ship #Vezhen – "suspected of carrying out sabotage" after a cable running between #Sweden and #Latvia in the #BalticSea was damaged on the morning of January 26.
#NATO increasing patrols in the #Baltic as region awaits navy drones. Sweden, NATO's newest member, already deployed three warships and a surveillance airplane.
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And again a sea cable in the Baltics is damaged.
https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/26.01.2025-bojats-lvrtc-optisko-skiedru-kabelis-baltijas-jura-nbs-apsekojusi-iespejams-iesaistito-kugi.a585214/
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Cinia reports that the C-Lion1 submarine cable is fully restored: https://www.cinia.fi/en/news/c-lion1-submarine-cable-fully-restored
#infrastructure #telecoms #telecommunications #clion1 #underseacable
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#UnderseaCable near #Taiwan damaged in suspected sabotage, allegedly by the #Shunxin39, a Cameroonian-registered cargo ship with suspected links to mainland #China.
Taiwan is investigating the case and accelerating efforts to bolster telecom infrastructure with satellite systems.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/undersea-cable-near-taiwan-damaged-in-suspected-sabotage/104788140No way they were testing things in the Baltic and North Sea, not just technique but also responses.... just no way.... </s>
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Elisa reports that the two cut undersea telecommunication cables between Finland and Estonia have been repaired.
#infrastructure #telecoms #telecommunications #underseacable
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#Traficom boarded Eagle S to perform port state control (PSC) inspection. Courses of action Traficom may impose on a ship with deficiencies (in order of ascending gravity) are:
- Deficiencies can be rectified within 14 days for minor infractions.
- Under specific conditions, deficiencies can be rectified when the ship arrives at the next port.
- Deficiencies must be rectified before the ship can depart the port.
- Detention of the ship occurs. -
#Traficom boarded Eagle S to perform port state control (PSC) inspection. Courses of action Traficom may impose on a ship with deficiencies (in order of ascending gravity) are:
- Deficiencies can be rectified within 14 days for minor infractions.
- Under specific conditions, deficiencies can be rectified when the ship arrives at the next port.
- Deficiencies must be rectified before the ship can depart the port.
- Detention of the ship occurs. -
#Traficom boarded Eagle S to perform port state control (PSC) inspection. Courses of action Traficom may impose on a ship with deficiencies (in order of ascending gravity) are:
- Deficiencies can be rectified within 14 days for minor infractions.
- Under specific conditions, deficiencies can be rectified when the ship arrives at the next port.
- Deficiencies must be rectified before the ship can depart the port.
- Detention of the ship occurs. -
#Traficom boarded Eagle S to perform port state control (PSC) inspection. Courses of action Traficom may impose on a ship with deficiencies (in order of ascending gravity) are:
- Deficiencies can be rectified within 14 days for minor infractions.
- Under specific conditions, deficiencies can be rectified when the ship arrives at the next port.
- Deficiencies must be rectified before the ship can depart the port.
- Detention of the ship occurs. -
It appears that Russia has figured out a secondary function for their grey fleet: Hybrid warfare.
They create a "shipping company" to some country outside of the sanctions. The company likely has only a single asset: the vessel itself. The vessels are very old and in poor condition and have no insurance. A crew is hired to operate the vessel.
Normally these vessel are used to circumvent the sanctions in place, for example to sell Russian oil.
As a recent new development it appears that these vessels are also used to perform hybrid operations that target undersea cables. Prime example is the Baltic sea that is relatively shallow, and the cable locations are well documented. There has been multiple recent incidents involving ships that "accidentally" drag their anchors and cause damage.
The operation likely also involves finding crew members willing to take a compensation for performing the malicious task of dragging the anchor on the seabed. This is made easier by the fact that the crew can claim ignorance or bad seamanship. The threat to these persons is very limited, as the Nordic countries have very lenient legal systems. It is unlikely that they would be incarcerated for a significant amount of time, even if found guilty of sabotage.
The payout vs the investment is significant. The damage caused by the disruption of the undersea #telecommunications and electricity cables likely far exceeds the value of the ship or the cargo combined. The involved ship can just ignore any requests to stop or allow for inspections, as long as they are in international waters.
Considering there is a really high barrier in disrupting international shipping, anyone willing to abuse the system can continue to do so until significant changes will be made.
#hybridwarfare #sanctions #underseacable #estlink2 #ESTLINK #clion1
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It appears that the cable has been cut deliberately. Finnish Border Guard ship Turva has stopped the tanker Eagle S suspected to be involved in the incident. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:712379/mmsi:518998865/imo:9329760/vessel:EAGLE_S
YLE news: https://yle.fi/a/74-20133516 (in english)
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Underwater footage raises suspicions of #underseacable #sabotage as #Europe authorities board #China flagged #ship for investigation
Records show that the ship passed over the BCS East-West Interlink connecting #Sweden to #Lithuania while making slow, erratic movements uncharacteristic of an underway commercial #cargoship last November 17. It happened again the following day when the #YiPeng3 was over the C-Lion1 cable between #Finland and #Germany.
https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/underwater-footage-raises-suspicions-of-undersea-cable-sabotage-as-european-authorities-board-chinese-ship-for-investigation -
Malaysia finally reinstates cabotage exemption for undersea cable repair ships #anthonyloke #cabotage #featured #limguaneng #ministryoftransport #news #tech #telco #underseacable #underseacablerepair #weekasiong
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Malaysia finally reinstates cabotage exemption for undersea cable repair ships #anthonyloke #cabotage #featured #limguaneng #ministryoftransport #news #tech #telco #underseacable #underseacablerepair #weekasiong
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Malaysia finally reinstates cabotage exemption for undersea cable repair ships #anthonyloke #cabotage #featured #limguaneng #ministryoftransport #news #tech #telco #underseacable #underseacablerepair #weekasiong