Tag: cable
British couple killed in cable car crash, Italian police say
A British couple were among the four people killed in a cable car crash near Naples, Italian police have said. The mountain cable car cabin plunged to the ground after one of the cables supporting it snapped on Thursday, local officials said. The cable car operator said it had passed a safety inspection just two…
Taiwan investigating Chinese vessel over damage to undersea cable
Shunxing 39 was briefly detained by coastguard on Friday on suspicion of dragging anchor over cable running to US Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Chinese-owned vessel that is suspected of damaging an undersea internet cable, causing limited disruption. The Cameroon-registered vessel Shunxing 39 was briefly detained by Taiwan’s coastguard on Friday on suspicion of dragging…
Taiwan Suspects a Chinese-Linked Ship of Damaging an Internet Cable
The Taiwanese Coast Guard said seven Chinese nationals were aboard a ship suspected of causing the damage. By Meaghan TobinMuyi Xiao and Amy Chang Chien Meaghan Tobin and Amy Chang Chien reported from Taipei, Taiwan. Muyi Xiao reported from New York. Taiwan is investigating whether a ship linked to China is responsible for damaging one…
What to know about Finland, Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ and a severed undersea cable
By Rebecca Rosman Finnish authorities investigating a severed undersea power cable said over the weekend that they discovered a 60-mile-long anchor drag mark on the seafloor — which they say is linked to a Russia-affiliated vessel. The Baltic Sea power cable that runs between Finland and Estonia was damaged last week, along with multiple data…
Sixty-mile drag mark found near damaged Baltic Sea cable, says Finland
Electricity cable link to Estonia was damaged on Christmas Day in suspected Russian act of sabotage Finnish investigators say they have found a seabed trail stretching almost 100km (about 60 miles) around the site of an underwater electricity cable that was damaged on Christmas Day in a suspected act of Russian sabotage. The ship under…