Tag: undersea
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…
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…