On Jan 31, 2008 2:08 AM, Paul Ferguson <fergdawg@netzero.net> wrote:
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- -- "Martin Hannigan" <hannigan@gmail.com> wrote:
In the Med/IO cable case, a ship dropped an anchor on the cable, something that is 1:1,000,000 shot, but happens. [...]
Isn't that exactly what happened with the Pakistan fiber in 2005 with SEAMEWE-3? :-)
From what I read about this cut, the way it happened seemed to have figurative odds of 1:1,000,000. It looks like "authorities" moved the anchorage area for some undefined reason. Cables are documented on marine charts and, at least theoretically under international standards, Captains and Pilots are lawfully required to refer to them before dropping the hook. Having some experience in marine operations, it would be 'curious' for a Captain or Pilot to not notice that there was a cable marking so close to their re-designated anchorage based on
The 1:1,000,000 was without a reference so it was fugurative. Mea Culpa. If you count the amount of cables and the anchor drop cuts, it's probably much less as an afterthought. the chart that they would need to refer to for low tide depths and other (un)common hazards to insure that they weren't in imminent danger. I'm sure that there is more to this story than meets the eye. -M<