Rivalry between the US and China at sea includes submarines, shipyards, and undersea cables
USS Higgins Enters Disputed Waters, Sparking Tensions On August 13th, the USS Higgins (DDG-76), a guided missile destroyer, entered contested waters near Scarborough Shoal, where it was closely monitored by ships from the People’s Liberation Army Navy as it neared China’s asserted “territorial waters.” In response, Beijing condemned the move, claiming it had observed, warned, […]
Taiwan Imprisons Chinese Captain for Damaging Undersea Cables
Taiwanese Court Sentences Ship Captain for Cable Damage A Taiwanese court has handed down a three-year prison sentence to the captain of a Chinese ship for intentionally damaging an undersea communications cable. The captain, known by the surname Wang, was arrested in February after the submarine cable connecting Taiwan to the Pescadores Islands was severed. […]
Calls for Ireland to boost defence of subsea internet cables | Ireland
These are the basis of the Internet and run everything smoothly, from tiktok to emergency services, business, banking systems, political and military communication. However, after some incidents where Internet cables were disconnected in the Baltic countries and internet communication was interrupted, the cable network surrounding the coast of Britain and Irish is becoming more and […]
‘Russian’ Ship Dragged Anchor 60 Miles Through Baltic Damaging Cables
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) – Finnish investigators investigating damage to power and multiple data cables in the Baltic Sea say they have found evidence of an anchor dragging on the ocean floor. This apparently belongs to a Russian-related vessel that has already been captured. The Estlink 2 power transmission cable, which transmits energy from Finland across […]
Chinese Ship Linked to Severed Baltic Sea Cables Sets Sail, Says Sweden
(AFP) – A Chinese ship involved in two recent undersea cable cutting incidents and anchored off the coast of Denmark since November 19 set sail on Saturday, the Swedish coast guard said. On November 17th and 18th, parts of two communication cables were cut in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea. Suspicion has been […]
Sweden seeks clarity from China about suspected sabotage of undersea cables | Sweden
Sweden has announced that it has sent a formal request to China for cooperation over suspected sabotage of two submarine cables in the Baltic Sea. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday that Swedish authorities are seeking “clarification” from China about what happened last week to two fiber-optic cables connecting Finland and Germany and Sweden and […]
US allies accuse Russia of ‘escalating hybrid activities’ against NATO, EU nations after data cables severed
US allies in Europe claim Russia is “escalating its hybrid activities” against NATO and EU countries following the cutting of two data cables in the Baltic Sea. The declaration came amid Moscow's announcement that the Ukrainian military fired six U.S.-made missiles into Russian territory on Tuesday. In the previous two days, cables connecting Finland to […]
Two telecoms cables in Baltic Sea severed, raising suspicions of sabotage | Finland
Two undersea optical communication cables in the Baltic Sea (including one connecting Finland and Germany) have been cut, raising suspicions that they were sabotaged by bad actors. Monday's episode recalls other incidents in the same waterway that authorities are investigating as potentially malicious, including damage to a gas pipeline and undersea cable last year and […]
Underwater sabotage: Are global powers targeting fiber-optic cables?
As wars rage around the world, the fog of war and accusations of sabotage continue to plague international relations. According to newsweek According to reports, Nikolai Patrushev, a close ally of President Putin, recently blamed American and British intelligence agents for past sabotage and plans for future attacks. Specifically, it accused the United States and […]
What lies beneath: the growing threat to the hidden network of cables that power the internet | Internet
ITonga was plunged into darkness in the aftermath of a massive volcanic eruption in the early days of 2022. The undersea eruption, 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb, sent tsunamis into Tonga’s neighbouring islands and covered the islands’ white coral sand in ash. The force of the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga […]