Submarine cable incident record

C-Lion1 — Confirmed — 2026-05-17

Event ID evt_ed9ecd84a3eaf54b ·

German-Finnish submarine cable C-Lion1 reported damaged.

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Confirmed

Public classification
Confirmed
Affected cable or system
C-Lion1
Affected countries
Germany, Finland
Region
North Atlantic and Europe
Network state
Network recovered; physical repair not confirmed
Physical state
Repair in progress confirmed by report

Lifecycle

  • Occurred:
  • Repair activity reported:
  • Network recovered: — this does not confirm physical repair.

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

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.

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