[103609] in North American Network Operators' Group
Dubai impound ships suspected in cable damage
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Tue Apr 8 19:37:19 2008
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:31:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Wow, civilian satellite images are getting very sharp.
http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/07/stories/2008040759181200.htm
Using satellite images of ship movements in the area, Reliance
Globalcom identified two ships in the area at the time which
may have damaged the cable.
Reliance also confirmed the cable was damaged because of "jerks and force
of the ship."
