Yemeni rebels thought to lack the ability to damage submarine cables, but here we are
At least 15 submarine cables pass through the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, a body of water just 26km wide at some points. Yemen is the Strait’s northern shore.
The first reports of damage to submarine cables off the coast of Yemen began emerged on Monday morning, with Israeli news outlet"The location of the cable break is significant due to its geopolitical sensitivity and ongoing tensions, making it a challenging environment for maintenance and repair operations," Seacom said."The team is currently working towards restoration timelines and will communicate these plans with our clients.
While the world has a decent supply of cable repair ships, they are booked up well in advance so finding one ready to work is not always possible. Nor are cable repairs easy: it takes time to find and retrieve a damaged segment and reconnect it. These repairs could be complicated by regional tensions. The Houthis have attacked civilian ships and military assets in the Red Sea since the recent invasion of Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces after terrorist attacks by Hamas.
Some shipping companies have therefore decided the risks of attacks on their assets are too high and are currently avoiding the Red Sea, a decision that extends shipping times. Peripheral vendor Logitech recentlyon Monday that internet access in Djibouti, the African nation on the southern shore of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, experienced a disruption on Sunday and Monday.
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