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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
The frigate Iver Huitfeldt sets sail from Korsør, Denmark, January 29, 2024. Photo courtesy Rune Dyrholm / The Armed Forces
News

Denmark to Spend $600 Million on Surveillance Vessels Amid Russia Threat

Denmark will spend about 4 billion crowns ($614 million) on building and procuring 26 navy vessels for patrolling, oil spill response and surveillance of

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Friday, April 11, 2025
ship at anchor close-up
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Taiwan Charges Captain of Chinese Cable Cutter

aiwan prosecutors on Friday for the first time charged a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damaging undersea cables off the island in February, after

April 11, 2025
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Sunday, March 23, 2025
submarine cable map
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China Discloses Powerful Deep-Sea Cable Cutter, SCMP Reports

By Bei Hu Mar 22, 2025 (Bloomberg) —China revealed for the first time that it has developed a compact deep-sea cable cutting device that is powerful

March 23, 2025
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Saturday, February 15, 2025
Oil tanker Eagle S suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2.Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
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EU In Talks To Fund Fleet To Repair Damaged Subsea Cables

By Gian Volpicelli and Andrea Palasciano Feb 15, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The European Union is mulling a public-private initiative worth “hundreds of

February 15, 2025
Total Views: 1195

Sunday, January 26, 2025
NATO flagship frigate Tromp in Tallinn
Incidents

Sweden Opens Sabotage Probe Into Baltic Undersea Cable Damage

By Andrius Sytas and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM/VILNIUS, Jan 26 (Reuters) – An undersea fiber optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on

January 26, 2025
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Baltic Undersea Cable Between Latvia And Sweden Damaged By External Force
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Baltic Undersea Cable Between Latvia And Sweden Damaged By External Force

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, Jan 26 (Reuters) – An undersea fiber optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday, likely as a result

January 26, 2025
Total Views: 36382

Friday, January 24, 2025
cyprus undersea cable
News

Russia Says it Does Not Threaten Undersea Cables After UK Raises Alarm

LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The Russian Embassy in London said that Russia posed no threat to undersea cables in Britain and other NATO countries,

January 24, 2025
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Saturday, August 10, 2024
A view of cable ship CS Dependable at a port in Taichung
Defense

MARAD To Divert Critical Maritime Security Funding to DEI Initiatives

Under the direction of Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the Department of Transportation has embarked on a course of action that jeopardizes two of America’s

August 10, 2024
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Offshore

Full Repairs to Damaged Red Sea Internet Cables Delayed by Yemen Political Splits

(Bloomberg) — Full repairs to three submarine internet cables damaged in the Red Sea in February are being held up by disputes over who

May 7, 2024
Total Views: 1535

Friday, April 26, 2024
News

Subsea Cable Damage Cuts Internet to Islands Off Africa Coast

(Bloomberg) — Damage to an undersea cable off the African coast is exacerbating disruptions of internet services to the continent, impacting

April 26, 2024
Total Views: 2204

Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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Telecoms Company Confirms Damage to Red Sea Submarine Cables

HGC Global Communications, a leading Hong Kong-based telecommunications provider, has reported substantial damage to several undersea communications cables in

March 6, 2024
Total Views: 2559

Sunday, March 3, 2024
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Yemen’s Houthis Blame UK And US For ‘Glitch’ In Red Sea Undersea Cables

CAIRO, March 2 (Reuters) – The Houthi Transport Ministry in Yemen said on Saturday there had been a “glitch” in undersea communication

March 3, 2024
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Monday, November 6, 2023
A graphic obtained by Reuters on October 13, 2023, shows where the Balticconnector pipeline between Finland and Estonia was damaged on Sunday, October 8, by an unknown reason. NORSAR/Handout via Reuters
News

Russian Telecoms Cable Added to List of Damaged Subsea Baltic Infrastructure

COPENHAGEN, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Russia is repairing a telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea that suffered an outage last month, Finland said on

November 6, 2023
Total Views: 3579

Tuesday, October 17, 2023
The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
News

Sweden Says Telecom Cable with Estonia Damaged

By Niklas Pollard and Anne Kauranen STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI, Oct 17 (Reuters) – A Baltic Sea telecom cable connecting Sweden and Estonia was damaged

October 17, 2023
Total Views: 2656

Saturday, September 30, 2023
Illustration of cable laying ship, courtesy of P&O Maritime Logistics
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Britain Backs Undersea Cable To Tap Moroccan Renewable Power

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain has designated a plan to build a subsea cable carrying renewable energy from Morocco as a project of

September 30, 2023
Total Views: 2571

Thursday, July 6, 2023
A view of cable ship CS Dependable at a port in Taichung
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Inside the Subsea Cable Firm Secretly Helping America Take On China

By Joe Brock July 6 (Reuters) – On Feb. 10 last year, the cable ship CS Dependable appeared off the coast of the island of Diego Garcia, an Indian

July 6, 2023
Total Views: 4768

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Should The Navy Or Tech Giants Protect Undersea Cables?
Navy

Should The Navy Or Tech Giants Protect Undersea Cables?

In a recent Financial Times article, Helen Thomas highlights the growing concern over threats to undersea cables, which are essential for global digital

April 26, 2023
Total Views: 2787

Friday, December 2, 2022
Ships bridge silhouetted with Antarctic Icebergs on the Horizon
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Fiber-Optic Cable Linking Europe and Asia via the Arctic Secures First Investment

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, Dec 2 (Reuters) – A plan to build the first fiber-optic cable across the Arctic has secured its first investment,

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 1386

Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Sunak Cancels Boris Johnson’s Yacht To Build Pipeline And Cable Protection Ships
Merchant Marine

Sunak Cancels Boris Johnson’s Yacht To Build Pipeline And Cable Protection Ships

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Monday, the UK announced it canceled Boris Johnson’s National Flagship project. The flagship was an elegant yacht intended to

November 9, 2022
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Thursday, October 27, 2022
MV Gary Chouest
Navy

Should Taiwan Worry About Subsea Cable Security?

By Philip Heijmans (Bloomberg) Surging tensions with China have prompted Taiwan to boost its military defenses. Now it’s heeding the lessons of the war in

October 27, 2022
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