Sentinel — Cable Failure Events

Submarine cable incidents detected by Sentinel, grouped by year.

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Cable Failure Events

This page lists submarine cable failure events extracted by Sentinel from news and operator sources. Click a year to expand its events.

134 events across 10 years

2026 10
CableTypeSeverityStatusConfidenceCountriesDateSources
R100 NorthCutMajorReportedHighUnited Kingdom2026-03-22Subsea Cable Break Knocks Out Broadband and Mobile for Part of Orkney, Subsea cable linking Orkney Islands breaks, Orkney Broadband Outage Declared 'Major Incident'
EAC-C2CCutMajorReportedHighTaiwan2026-03-17Chunghwa Telecom reassures cable services unaffected after failure reports
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorReportedHighMalaysia2026-03-15APG Cable System
Taiwan Penghu Kinmen Matsu No.2 (TPKM2)CutMajorReportedLowTaiwan2026-03-07
Taiwan Penghu Kinmen Matsu No.3 (TPKM3)CutMajorReportedHighTaiwan2026-02-25Chinese vessel suspected of damaging undersea cable near Taiwan
Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1)CutMajorReportedHighThailand2026-02-15AAE-1 and APG submarine cables disrupted, impacting Vietnam's Internet
Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighChina2026-02-01Another Severed Submarine Cable Raises Alarm in Taiwan
INDIGO-WestCutMajorReportedHighAustralia, Singapore2026-01-20Indigo West subsea cable undergoing repairs, Update on routes to Singapore and Southeast Asia
West Africa Cable System (WACS)CutMajorReportedHighCongo, DRC2026-01-14WACS Cable Undergoes Repairs Off African Coast
ApricotCutMajorReportedLowTaiwan2026-01-03
2025 35
CableTypeSeverityStatusConfidenceCountriesDateSources
FLAG North Asia Loop/REACH North Asia LoopCutMajorReportedHighTaiwan2025-12-28China probe finds Taiwanese men controlled ship that cut undersea cables
EAC-C2CCutMajorReportedHighTaiwan, Philippines2025-12-26Chunghwa Telecom reassures cable services unaffected after failure reports
Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) Cable SystemCutMajorReportedHighChina2025-12-25Another Severed Submarine Cable Raises Alarm in Taiwan
Southeast Asia-Japan Cable 2 (SJC2)CutMajorReportedHighTaiwan, Japan2025-12-25Submarines Cables Damaged after Earthquake, MODA: Backup and Emergency Response Promptly Activated, Another Severed Submarine Cable Raises Alarm in Taiwan
EAC-C2CCutMajorReportedHighTaiwan, Hong Kong2025-12-24EAC-C2C Cable System
Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN)CutMajorReportedHighTaiwan2025-12-24Submarines Cables Damaged after Earthquake, MODA: Backup and Emergency Response Promptly Activated, As undersea cables break off Europe and Taiwan, proving sabotage is tough
APCN-2CutMajorResolvedHighChina2025-12-21Submarines Cables Damaged after Earthquake, MODA: Backup Activated
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorReportedHighSingapore2025-12-15AAG Still Not Fixed And APG Now Has Another Fault
INDIGO-WestCutMajorResolvedHighAustralia, Singapore2025-12-02Indigo West subsea cable undergoing repairs, Indigo-West Submarine Cable System Fault (Perth to Singapore), Update on routes to Singapore and Southeast Asia
Taiwan Strait Express-1 (TSE-1)CutMajorReportedLowTaiwan2025-10-27
Taiwan Penghu Kinmen Matsu No.2 (TPKM2)CutMajorReportedLowTaiwan2025-10-07
SHEFA-2CutMajorResolvedHighUnited Kingdom2025-10-03Broadband Outages on Shetland After Second Subsea Fibre Break, Shetland internet customers told Shefa-2 cable could take two weeks to repair
BT Highlands and Islands Submarine Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighUnited Kingdom2025-10-03Broadband Outages on Shetland After Second Subsea Fibre Break
Chennai-Andaman & Nicobar Islands Cable (CANI)CutMajorResolvedHighIndia2025-09-20CANI Submarine Cable Outage in Car Nicobar-Kamorta Segment, ASEAN Restorer to Repair CANI Cable Near Nicobar
FLAG North Asia Loop/REACH North Asia LoopCutMajorResolvedLowTaiwan2025-09-15
Europe India Gateway (EIG)CutCriticalResolvedHighYemen2025-09-09What do we know about internet disruptions from cut subsea cables in the Red Sea, Red Sea Cable Cuts Disrupt Connectivity and Expose Global Infrastructure Risks
FALCONCutCriticalResolvedHighSaudi Arabia2025-09-08Internet slowdown: Why the Red Sea's SMW4 and IMEWE cables matter
SeaMeWe-4CutCriticalReportedHighSaudi Arabia2025-09-06Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access, Multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, Red Sea cable cuts trigger latency for Azure, cloud services
IMEWECutCriticalResolvedHighSaudi Arabia2025-09-06Internet slowdown: Why the Red Sea's SMW4 and IMEWE cables matter, Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access, Submarine Cable Cuts Disrupt Internet Services in Pakistan
EAC-C2CCutMajorResolvedHighHong Kong, Singapore2025-09-01Submarine cable disruption affects Taiwan-Singapore traffic
EAC-C2CCutMajorResolvedHighTaiwan2025-07-28Chunghwa Telecom reassures cable services unaffected after failure reports
SHEFA-2CutMajorResolvedHighUnited Kingdom2025-07-26Broadband Disrupted for Shetland and Orkney by Subsea Fibre Break, Fishing Vessel Blamed in Orkney-Faroe Subsea Cable Disruption
Alaska United Southeast (AU-SE)CutMajorResolvedHighUnited States2025-03-13Subsea cable repaired after outage in Sitka, Alaska
PEACE CableCutCriticalResolvedHighEgypt2025-03-04PEACE Cable Cut in the Red Sea, Peace subsea cable cut in the Red Sea, PEACE Submarine Cable Cut Disrupts East Africa
C-Lion1CutMajorResolvedHighFinland, Germany2025-02-19Sweden Reports Another Damaged Submarine Cable in Baltic Sea, Finland, Sweden probe suspected sabotage of undersea telecoms cable
Kingisepp-Kaliningrad System (Baltika)CutMajorResolvedHighRussia2025-02-08Russian cable to Kaliningrad damaged in the Baltic Sea, Rostelecom completes repairs of submarine cable in Baltic Sea
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorResolvedHighMalaysia2025-02-01AAG Still Not Fixed And APG Now Has Another Fault
Darwin-Jakarta-Singapore Cable (DJSC)CutMajorResolvedHighAustralia2025-01-28Ship Happens: Repairing Australia's Submarine Internet Lifelines
North-West Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighAustralia2025-01-28Ship Happens: Repairing Australia's Submarine Internet Lifelines
Sweden-LatviaCutMajorResolvedHighSweden, Latvia2025-01-26Baltic undersea cable likely damaged by external force, Latvia says, Sweden-Latvia undersea data cable damaged, Sweden launches sabotage probe after another data cable damaged in Baltic Sea
Taiwan Penghu Kinmen Matsu No.2 (TPKM2)CutMajorResolvedHighTaiwan2025-01-22A cut undersea internet cable is making Taiwan worried about 'gray zone' tactics
Taiwan Penghu Kinmen Matsu No.3 (TPKM3)CutMajorResolvedHighTaiwan2025-01-15Another Severed Submarine Cable Raises Alarm in Taiwan, Chinese vessel suspected of damaging undersea cable near Taiwan
Quintillion Subsea Cable NetworkCutCriticalResolvedHighUnited States2025-01-10Internet disruptions reported in Northwest Alaska due to subsea cable break, At Last, Quintillion Completes Arctic Cable Repair, Severed subsea internet line near Prudhoe Bay to be repaired
Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighTaiwan2025-01-03Taiwan says Chinese-owned ship damaged undersea internet cable, Chinese vessel suspected of damaging undersea cable near Taiwan, When American allies' undersea cables are severed, suspicion falls on Russia and China, Taiwan Coast Guard Blames Chinese-Owned Ship For Cutting Undersea Cable
Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1)CutMajorReportedHighQatar, Pakistan2025-01-03PTCL says 'alternative bandwidth channels arranged' after fault in submarine cable
2024 27
CableTypeSeverityStatusConfidenceCountriesDateSources
Tata TGN-Intra Asia (TGN-IA)CutMajorResolvedHighVietnam, Singapore2024-12-26TGN-IA Submarine Cable System Malfunction in Singapore-Vietnam Section, Repairs to Vietnam Submarine Cables Rescheduled
C-Lion1CutMajorResolvedHighFinland, Estonia2024-12-26What to know about Finland, Russia's shadow fleet and a severed undersea cable, Did a Russian shadow ship cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable?, Authorities investigate possible Russian hybrid warfare after oil tanker cuts undersea cables, Finland Charges Russian-Linked Ship Officers Over Baltic Sea Cable Sabotage
Baltic Sea Submarine CableCutMajorResolvedHighFinland, Estonia2024-12-26Finland detains Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea, Finland seizes Russia-linked tanker suspected of cutting vital undersea cables
Finland Estonia Connection 1 (FEC-1)CutMajorResolvedHighFinland, Estonia2024-12-262024 Estlink 2 incident, How the Baltic Sea nations have tackled suspicious cable cuts
Interchange Cable Network 1 (ICN1)CutMajorResolvedHighVanuatu2024-12-172024 Port Vila earthquake, Vanuatu Illustrates Risks of Thin Subsea Cable Infrastructure
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorResolvedHighMalaysia2024-12-01AAG Still Not Fixed And APG Now Has Another Fault
C-Lion1CutCriticalResolvedHighFinland, Germany2024-11-18Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea disrupted, Germany suspects sabotage after undersea internet cables damaged in Baltic, Undersea cables cut in Baltic Sea; U.S. allies warn of hybrid warfare, A fault in the Cinia C-Lion1 submarine cable, 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions
BCS East-West InterlinkCutCriticalResolvedHighLithuania, Sweden2024-11-17BCS East subsea cable connecting Latvia and Lithuania damaged, Baltic subsea cable cuts feared to be act of hybrid warfare, 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions
FALCONCutMajorResolvedHighKuwait, Saudi Arabia2024-09-25CITRA: Outage in International cable Falcon causes Internet issues, Kuwait Internet Restored After Submarine Cable Disruption
Alaska United East (AU-East)CutMajorReportedHighUnited States2024-08-29Alaska Communications' Subsea Cable Breaks in Southeast Alaska
Tonga Domestic Cable Extension (TDCE)CutCriticalReportedHighTonga2024-06-29Tonga's only domestic subsea cable suffers another outage, Tonga suffers internet disruptions after domestic subsea cable break
Maya-1.2CutMajorResolvedHighMexico, Cayman Islands2024-06-21Cayman's connectivity now at full strength following Maya-1 repairs, OfReg Shares Further Details On Damage To MAYA-1 Submarine Cable During 2024
Tata TGN-Intra Asia (TGN-IA)CutMajorResolvedHighVietnam, Singapore2024-06-13Repairs to Vietnam Submarine Cables Rescheduled
Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1)CutMajorResolvedHighCambodia, Vietnam2024-06-12AAE-1 and APG submarine cables disrupted, impacting Vietnam's Internet
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorResolvedHighVietnam, Cambodia2024-06-12AAG Still Not Fixed And APG Now Has Another Fault, Four Cable Faults Impact Vietnam Telecoms
Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy)CutCriticalResolvedHighSouth Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique2024-05-122024 East Africa Submarine Cable Outage Report, East African Internet connectivity again impacted by submarine cable cuts, East Africa Struck by More Submarine Cable Woes, Seacom, Eassy repairs almost done off KZN coast
SEACOM/Tata TGN-EurasiaCutCriticalResolvedHighSouth Africa, Kenya, Tanzania2024-05-122024 East Africa Submarine Cable Outage Report, Repair Vessel Heads Out to Fix Major Internet Cable Break
SeaMeWe-5CutMajorResolvedHighSingapore, Bangladesh2024-04-19Bangladesh suffers Internet outage after SEA-ME-WE 5 cable break, What caused the damage to SEA-ME-WE 5?
West Africa Cable System (WACS)CutCriticalResolvedHighIvory Coast, South Africa, Nigeria2024-03-14Undersea cable failures cause Internet disruptions for multiple African countries, 2024 West Africa Submarine Cable Outage Report, Beyond the Red Sea Blues: West Africa Faces Fresh Cable Faults
SAT-3/WASCCutCriticalResolvedHighIvory Coast, South Africa2024-03-14Undersea cable failures cause Internet disruptions for multiple African countries, Disruption to international submarine cables off the West African coast
MainOneCutCriticalResolvedHighNigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast2024-03-14Submarine Cable Repair May Take Two Weeks, Says MainOne, MainOne Announces Successful Repair of Submarine Cable, African Internet Outage Was Caused by Subsea Cable Break
Africa Coast to Europe (ACE)CutCriticalResolvedHighIvory Coast2024-03-14Undersea cable failures cause Internet disruptions for multiple African countries
Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1)CutCriticalResolvedHighYemen2024-02-24What Caused the Red Sea Submarine Cable Cuts?, What We Know About Multiple Cable Faults in the Red Sea, Red Sea cables have been damaged, disrupting internet traffic
SEACOM/Tata TGN-EurasiaCutCriticalResolvedHighYemen2024-02-24What Caused the Red Sea Submarine Cable Cuts?, Houthis Hit Underwater Communications Cables
Europe India Gateway (EIG)CutCriticalResolvedHighYemen2024-02-24What Caused the Red Sea Submarine Cable Cuts?, Subsea fiber cable damaged in the Red Sea
Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1)CutCriticalResolvedHighYemen2024-02-15What Caused the Red Sea Submarine Cable Cuts?, Three Red Sea underwater data cables have been cut
Europe India Gateway (EIG)CutCriticalResolvedHighYemen2024-02-15What Caused the Red Sea Submarine Cable Cuts?, Subsea fiber cable damaged in the Red Sea
2023 15
CableTypeSeverityStatusConfidenceCountriesDateSources
Baltic Sea Submarine CableCutCriticalResolvedHighFinland, Estonia2023-10-08Finland, Estonia gas, telecom link damaged by external activity, How the Baltic Sea nations have tackled suspicious cable cuts
Kingisepp-Kaliningrad System (Baltika)CutMajorRepairedHighRussia, Finland, Estonia2023-10-072024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions, Eleven damaged cables in 15 months: what is happening in Baltic Sea?, Russian cable under NATO lake damaged through 'external influence': Moscow
Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1)CutMajorRepairedHighHong Kong, Pakistan2023-09-27AAE-1 Fault Repairs Not Anticipated Until November, AAE-1 cable cut causes widespread outages
South American Crossing (SAC)CutMajorRepairedHighBrazil2023-09-11Cirion working to restore SAC cable's Rio de Janeiro-Fortaleza route
Africa Coast to Europe (ACE)CutCriticalResolvedHighDRC, Congo2023-08-07Dual Subsea Cable Cuts Disrupt African Internet, Dual subsea cable cuts disrupt African Internet
West Africa Cable System (WACS)CutCriticalResolvedHighDRC, Cameroon, South Africa2023-08-06South Africa Undersea Cables Break, Dual subsea cable cuts disrupt African Internet, Damaged West African and South Atlantic 3 undersea cables could take months to fix
SAT-3/WASCCutCriticalResolvedHighDRC, South Africa2023-08-06South Africa Undersea Cables Break, Damaged undersea cables could take months to fix
Quintillion Subsea Cable NetworkCutCriticalResolvedHighUnited States2023-06-13Cut cable causes internet and cellphone outages in Arctic Alaska, Arctic sea ice cuts subsea cable, causing lengthy broadband outages, Quintillion Subsea Fiber Cable Repair Complete
Coral Sea Cable System (CS²)CutMajorResolvedHighSolomon Islands2023-05-10Solomon Islands Internet, Mobile Hit by Cable Damage, Owners of ship that damaged Solomon Islands' Coral Sea subsea cable to face charges, Broadband, mobile services hit in Solomons due to cable damage
South America-1 (SAm-1)CutMajorRepairedHighBrazil2023-03-04Telxius fará manutenção do cabo submarino rompido na Bahia
SeaMeWe-3CutMajorResolvedHigh2023-02-22Four Cable Faults Impact Vietnam Telecoms
Taiwan Penghu Kinmen Matsu No.2 (TPKM2)CutMajorResolvedHighTaiwan2023-02-08Cut Submarine Cables Between Taiwan and Matsu Raise Concerns, After Chinese Vessels Cut Matsu Internet Cables
Taiwan Penghu Kinmen Matsu No.3 (TPKM3)CutMajorResolvedHighTaiwan2023-02-08Cut Submarine Cables Between Taiwan and Matsu Raise Concerns, After Chinese Vessels Cut Matsu Internet Cables
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorResolvedHighVietnam2023-01-21Vietnam's APG Undersea Cable Malfunctions Post-Repair, Four Cable Faults Impact Vietnam Telecoms
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighVietnam2023-01-15AAG Still Not Fixed And APG Now Has Another Fault, Repairs for undersea internet cables to last from March to April
2022 18
CableTypeSeverityStatusConfidenceCountriesDateSources
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorRepairedHighVietnam, Hong Kong2022-12-26Four undersea cable routes to be fixed soon
SeaMeWe-5CutMajorResolvedHighEgypt, Indonesia, Pakistan2022-10-29Submarine cable cut brings internet pain to Asia, Africa, Sea-Me-We-5 Fault Causing Disruptions
SHEFA-2CutMajorResolvedHighUnited Kingdom2022-10-20Fishing Vessel Blamed in Orkney-Faroe Subsea Cable Disruption
COGIMCutMajorResolvedHighCanada2022-09-26Hurricane Fiona aftermath and recovery
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorRepairedHighVietnam, Singapore2022-09-15Two of Three Damaged Cables In Vietnam Repaired
Kumul Domestic Submarine Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighPapua New Guinea2022-09-11Quake damages PNG seabed cable
PIPE Pacific Cable-1 (PPC-1)CutMajorRepairedHighPapua New Guinea2022-09-11Papua New Guinea suffers suspected cable break after earthquake, PNG Earthquake Causing Multiple Cable Disruptions, SubCom to Repair PCC-1 Earthquake Damage
Greenland ConnectDegradationMajorRepairedHighGreenland2022-08-21Greenland Connect Repair to Start This Month, Greenland Connect Repairs Have Been Completed
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorRepairedHighVietnam, China2022-07-26Submarine internet cable APG sees disruptions for fourth time in 2022, Submarine internet cable sees disruptions for fourth time in 2022
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighVietnam2022-06-30Submarine internet cable sees disruptions for fourth time in 2022, Vietnam's AAG Repair Complete
Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1)CutMajorResolvedHigh2022-06-07AAE-1 & SMW5 cable cuts impact millions of users
SeaMeWe-5CutMajorResolvedHigh2022-06-07AAE-1 & SMW5 cable cuts impact millions of users
Coral Sea Cable System (CS²)DegradationMajorRepairedHighPapua New Guinea, Australia2022-05-22Coral Sea Cable System Shunt Fault Repair Rescheduled, Planned Outage On Coral Sea Cable System, DataCo plans outage to fix Coral Sea cable system
Bass Strait-1CutMajorRepairedHighAustralia2022-03-01Tasmania loses Internet connectivity for several hours after cable cuts, Internet outage cuts Tasmania off from the world, Tasmanian data services hit by twin Telstra fibre cuts
FALCONCutCriticalResolvedHighYemen2022-01-21Yemen has lost Internet after Saudi-led airstrikes, Falcon Cable Fault Believed To Be From Air Strike
Tonga Domestic Cable Extension (TDCE)CutCriticalResolvedHighTonga2022-01-16Tonga's Domestic submarine cable fixed 18 months after volcanic eruption, Tonga Cable Fixed 18 Months Post-Eruption
Tonga CableCutCriticalResolvedHighTonga2022-01-15An undersea cable fault could cut Tonga from the rest of the world for weeks, Tonga Cables cut after volcano eruption, Volcano Damage to Tonga Undersea Cable Worse Than Expected, A volcanic eruption severed communications in Tonga
Svalbard Undersea Cable SystemDegradationMajorResolvedHighNorway2022-01-07Svalbard suffers power fault on subsea fiber cable, Svalbard Suffers Power Fault On Subsea Fiber Cable
2021 6
CableTypeSeverityStatusConfidenceCountriesDateSources
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorRepairedHighVietnam, Hong Kong2021-12-13APG Experiencing Loss of Service From Fault, Faulty undersea cable to slow internet speed in Vietnam
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorRepairedHighVietnam2021-10-29AAG Still Not Fixed And APG Now Has Another Fault
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighVietnam2021-10-22Vietnam's AAG Repair Complete, Vietnam's AAG international submarine internet cable fully restored
Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1)CutMajorResolvedHigh2021-09-04AAE-1 and APG submarine cables disrupted
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighVietnam2021-07-02Vietnam's AAG Repair Complete
Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1)CutMajorResolvedHigh2021-05-25AAE-1 submarine cable disrupted
2020 8
CableTypeSeverityStatusConfidenceCountriesDateSources
COBRAcableCutMajorRepairedHighNetherlands, Denmark2020-09-30COBRAcable back in business
Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy)CutMajorRepairedHighSomalia2020-07-26Somalia Internet Restored Temporarily, EASSy cable restores service in Somalia following outage, Somalia is losing millions due to damaged network cable
Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1)CutMajorRepairedHighHong Kong, Vietnam2020-06-03AAE-1 and APG submarine cables disrupted, impacting Vietnam's Internet, AAE-1 and APG submarine cables disrupted, impacting Vietnam's Internet
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorRepairedHighVietnam, Singapore2020-05-23Cable Faults Impact Internet in Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos, Submarine cable fault hits Vietnam international Internet capacity
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighVietnam2020-04-02AAG Cable Down Offshore Vietnam on April 3
West Africa Cable System (WACS)CutMajorResolvedHighDRC, South Africa2020-03-27SAT-3, WACS Suffer New Cable Fault
SAT-3/WASCCutCriticalResolvedHighDRC, South Africa2020-01-162020 SAT-3 & WACS Faults Possibly Caused by Massive Mudslide, Sat-3, WACS cable breaks in 2020 likely caused by mudslide, Study Points To Massive Submarine Mudslide As Cause
West Africa Cable System (WACS)CutCriticalResolvedHighDRC, South Africa2020-01-162020 SAT-3 & WACS Faults Possibly Caused by Massive Mudslide, Two subsea cables damaged in West Africa
2019 4
CableTypeSeverityStatusConfidenceCountriesDateSources
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable SystemCutMajorRepairedHighVietnam2019-08-15AAG Cable Fault Impacts Vietnam Internet Again, AAG Cable Breaks and Restoration, AAG submarine cable fixed, Internet in Vietnam back to normal
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorRepairedHighVietnam2019-05-27Asia-Pacific Gateway submarine cable problem fixed, APG Submarine Cable System Under Maintenance
Asia Pacific Gateway (APG)CutMajorRepairedHighVietnam, Hong Kong2019-02-27APG Submarine Cable System Under Maintenance
Tonga CableCutCriticalRepairedHighTonga2019-01-20Tonga facing 'absolute disaster' after internet cable blackout, 'Reliance' finds second fault on Tonga fibre optic cable, Operator of Tonga's internet cable cannot rule out sabotage
2018 4
CableTypeSeverityStatusConfidenceCountriesDateSources
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable SystemDegradationMajorResolvedHighVietnam2018-08-23AAG Cable Breaks and Restoration, Internet crawls as another undersea cable encounters failure
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighVietnam2018-06-16AAG Cable Breaks and Restoration
Africa Coast to Europe (ACE)CutMajorRepairedHighMauritania, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea2018-03-30ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries, ACE submarine cable cut — large-scale network failure
Bharat Lanka Cable SystemCutMajorRepairedHighIndia, Sri Lanka2018-02-01Optical Fibre Company Repairs Undersea Cable Facility, Optical fibre company repairs undersea net cable facility to SL
2017 7
CableTypeSeverityStatusConfidenceCountriesDateSources
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighHong Kong, Vietnam2017-08-27AAG Cable Breaks and Restoration, Another Asia America Gateway Undersea Cable Cut
SAT-3/WASCCutMajorRepairedHighSouth Africa2017-07-12Cable break downs SAT-3
Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy)CutMajorRepairedHighKenya, Tanzania, Rwanda2017-06-23Mombasa: High-speed internet connection disrupted by ship's anchor
West Africa Cable System (WACS)CutMajorRepairedHighCongo2017-06-09Congo-Brazzaville Facing Major Submarine Cable Outage
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighVietnam, Hong Kong2017-02-18AAG Cable Breaks and Restoration
Glo-1CutMajorRepairedHighNigeria, United Kingdom2017-02-16ASN Marine to Repair GLO-1 Subsea Cable, ASN Marine to Repair GLO-1 Subsea Cable
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable SystemCutMajorResolvedHighVietnam2017-01-08AAG Cable Breaks and Restoration

Data is updated periodically from the Sentinel event database. See the Sentinel project page for details on sources and methodology.