Firm: Ship's anchor cut Mideast Internet cable

CNN ^ | February 8, 2008 | Unknown

[mad_as_he$$]

Part number 29 being the “Oh C$ap” pin.

[Marine_Uncle]

Interesting possibility.

[CPOSharky]

Any insight into how an anchor on the seabed could shift so as to damage a communication cable?

Nope. The are designed so that they don't move. It's improbable but it could have landed on the cable or slid down a slope the hit the cable.

[decimon]

FWIW, this is from a newer AP story:

"Weighing more than 5.5 tons, the anchor has been pulled to the surface. The company did not immediately explain whether the anchor moved and snapped the cable or whether the cable itself was drifting when it was sliced.

It remains unclear exactly how any of the cuts occurred.

It also was unclear whether FLAG knew what vessel the anchor belonged to. Rough weather was reported nearby at the time of the cut, but conditions have improved since."

Anchor.

[Sax]

It’s a Crater Coupler - look it up - interesting stuff.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks E. It does sound like a cover story.