Submarine cable incident record

C-Lion1 cable event — 2026-05-17

Event ID evt_ed9ecd84a3eaf54b ·

German-Finnish submarine cable C-Lion1 reported damaged.

Search indexing is withheld for this snapshot because its retained public sources predate the recorded occurrence window and it has no cross-validated network measurement. The record remains available for traceability, not as a confirmed incident.

Resolved

Affected cable or system
C-Lion1
Affected countries
Germany, Finland
Region
North Atlantic and Europe
Evidence mode
News and traffic corroboration
Source extraction confidence
85%
Resolution
Resolved after traffic recovery

Lifecycle

  • Occurred:
  • Repair activity reported:
  • Resolution date:

Original supporting evidence

  1. German-Finnish undersea cable reported damaged - TVP World Google News 1 2yr · 2024-11-18T08:00:00.000Z

Recorded traffic signals

  • DE · radar · z=-1.788422792091575 · 2026-05-17T03:00:00.000Z
  • FI · radar · z=-2.029874351318979 · 2026-05-14T01:00:00.000Z
  • FI · radar · z=-1.9536617932764686 · 2026-05-15T01:00:00.000Z
  • FI · radar · z=-1.812068162491099 · 2026-05-17T03:00:00.000Z

Confidence describes automated extraction of the cited source, not a probability that every named cable was physically cut. Historical records may be marked assumed resolved when no newer evidence was available. Confirm operational decisions with the cable owner or carrier.

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