Submarine cable incident record
Polar and remote regions cable incident — Confirmed — 2026-08-10
Submarine cable erosion causes total internet blackout in Kamchatka, Russia, marking the second such incident this year.
Confirmed
- Public classification
- Confirmed
- Affected cable or system
- Confirmed regional incident; no cable was deterministically attributed
- Affected countries
- Russia
- Region
- Polar and remote regions
- Network state
- Network state unknown
- Physical state
- Physical fault confirmed by report
Original supporting evidence
Public-network measurements can support a Suspected record but cannot prove a physical cable fault or repair. Network recovery can result from rerouting and does not establish physical repair. Confirm operational decisions with the cable owner or carrier.