On September 6, 2025, several fibre-optic submarine cables in the Red Sea were reportedly severed. This cause widespread internet disruptions. Specialised ships like the 'NKT Victorial' use various tools to find the exact location of the cable cut, retrieve the cable, splice the damaged sections (replacing damaged sections with new cable segments), test and lower back to the seabed. Subsea cable repairs are not an easy fix, according to. On 17–18 November 2024, two submarine telecommunication cables, the BCS East-West Interlink and C-Lion1 fibre-optic cables, were disrupted in the Baltic Sea. The incidents involving both cables occurred in close proximity to each other and near-simultaneously, which prompted accusations from. Zhongtian Technology revised a Huawei hollow-core fiber claim after a 142% stock rally, raising questions about AI optics hype and real deployment. Zhongtian Technology, a Chinese optical communications company, drew market attention after revising an investor-relations filing that had linked the. Internet access across large parts of Asia and the Middle East has been disrupted. Microsoft confirmed that customers of its Azure cloud service were. Taiwan's coast guard said on Jan. The coast guard reported spotting the Shunxin-39, a Cameroon-registered vessel, seven nautical miles off the north coast of Taiwan's Yehliu. The Yi Peng 3 is a Chinese bulk-carrier merchant ship. On November 11, it left the port of Ust-Luga, in Koskolovo, around 100 kilometers from Saint Petersburg.