Maintenance in progress

two key subsea cables near perth, australia developed faults at effectively the same time, prompting an urgent investigation into cause. in parallel, a cargo vessel travelling from st petersburg was detained in the baltic with its anchor chain trailing in the water, under investigation for damaging the helsinki-tallinn data cable, and carrying eu-sanctioned cargo. simultaneous faults on separate cables are statistically unusual; two such events on opposite sides of the planet in the same 48 hours is more unusual still.

australian and nordic maritime reporting