Comments on: 3rd Undersea Cable Cut, Hampering Internet

Damaged Lines Spark Communication Outages In Middle East, Asia

[klingon69]

What depth do these cable lie at?
If too deep a submersible would need to be used.
Actually, it''s Godzilla

[newsjunky5]

Have any satellite uplink web providers purchased a boat recently?

[feelfree1]

paulyn44,

Re: "Those areas where the cables were cut could be that the cables were very tightly stretched, and then from the local strong earth quakes they got too much tension and snapped apart, especially if the cables rested on ridges of coral which is very sharp."

Maybe, but as far as I can gather here, this looks like 3 cables, all owned by the same company, broken in 2 different locations, and they all failed within a week or so of each other.

I could believe a seismic action failure in one location, but 2, in a week? That seems very strange indeed. The odds seem well stacked against this.

Most Middle Eastern countries'' service was reportedly crippled, with the exception of Iraq and Israel. It looks like we will have to wait for a few days before we get a report on whether or not these cables were cut.

From what I understand, these cables are typically buried in trenches, so I don''t know if sharp coral plays a very big factor in damage problems.

This is a strange story.

[watchinyou]

It''s probably the MPAA trying to shut down the piratebay ! Long live TPB!

[chipper777]

Those areas where the cables were cut could be that the cables were very tightly streched, and then from the local strong earth quakes they got too much tension and snapped apart, especially if the cables rested on ridges of coral which is very sharp.

[incog-nito]

While it''s still unknown how the cables were cut, investigators have reportedly found a giant pair of scissors at the site of the cut.

[toolmangler-2009]

if this is not an accident then there is a good chance of an internet terror attack. the next year will be very interesting to watch.

[toolmangler-2009]

I sure hope James Bond exists, because it seems that ''SPECTRE'' does. (Or a reassonable facsimile thereof)

[wardoglrs]

This is what happend in WW2 before we attact germany
Hence the Trans continental hwy. for those who dont understand war, Here we go again.

[tibu987]

Hopefully, we will find out who is cutting these cables.
This is a major job for the intelligence agencies.
These are not incidents that should be overlooked.