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Yi Peng 3 crossed both cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times matching when they broke

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499 points perihelions | 3 comments | 20 Nov 24 06:56 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nabla9 ◴[20 Nov 24 08:15 UTC] No.42191758[source]▶
October 2023 there was similar incident where Chinese cargo ship cut Balticonnector cable and EE-S1 cable. Chip named 'Newnew Polar Bear' under Chinese flag and Chinese company Hainan Xin Xin Yang Shipping Co, Ltd. (aka Torgmoll) with CEO named Yelena V. Maksimova, drags anchor in the seabed cutting cables. Chinese investigation claims storm was the reason, but there was no storm, just normal windy autumn weather. The ship just lowered one anchor and dragged it with engines running long time across the seabed until the anchor broke.

These things happen sometimes, ship anchors sometimes damage cables, but not this often and without serious problems in the ship. Russians are attempting plausible deniability.

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cabirum ◴[20 Nov 24 09:27 UTC] No.42192160[source]▶
After the Nordstream pipeline attacked and destroyed, its reasonable to expect shortened lifetimes for undersea cables and sattelites.
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1. indymike ◴[20 Nov 24 19:21 UTC] No.42197215[source]▶
> After the Nordstream pipeline attacked and destroyed

This happend a very, very long time ago. Destroing things years after the fact is not logical and is not longer a defensive response. Using this as justification is just trying to escalate.

> its reasonable to expect shortened lifetimes for undersea cables and sattelites

Why is this reasonable? It seems like a pointless attack that achieves little other than reminding the world that horrible, oppessive governments are dangerous to everyone. Oppression is incredibly expensive for humanity, and only benefits the few that are the oppressors.

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2. mglz ◴[20 Nov 24 19:30 UTC] No.42197276[source]▶
> This happend a very, very long time ago.

It happened on 26. September 2022. That is not a long time ago.

> It seems like a pointless attack that achieves little other than reminding the world that horrible, oppessive governments are dangerous to everyone

It sends a message, as sabotaging communications is frequently done before an attack. Also it damages morale and is a show of power.

3. throwaway829 ◴[20 Nov 24 19:30 UTC] No.42197279[source]▶
"very, very long time ago", it was two years ago.