Message from the International Cable Protection Committee: Recent Events Involving Submarine Cables in the Red Sea
The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) , the world’s leading organisation promoting submarine cable protection and resilience, notes with concern reports of submarine cable damage in the Red Sea.
- The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) , the world’s leading organisation promoting submarine cable protection and resilience, notes with concern reports of submarine cable damage in the Red Sea.
- Consistent with ICPC’s Government Best Practices for Protecting and Promoting Resilience of Submarine Telecommunications Cables, the ICPC urges operators to investigate the causes of damage to Red Sea cables and engage with governments about the implications of such damage.
- The global submarine cable network of more than 400 cable systems and 1.5 million kilometres of submarine cables cross the oceans worldwide.
- On average around 150 faults occur each year, which are mostly due to accidental human activities such as fishing and anchoring.