Submarine cable incident record

Taiwan regional cable advisory cable event — 2025-01-03

Event ID evt_hist_a9e08704ed65f607 · January 3, 2025

Taiwan's coast guard intercepts a freighter after an undersea cable is damaged on Jan 3, 2025.

Assumed resolved

Affected cable or system

Regional advisory; no cable was deterministically attributed

Affected countries

Taiwan

Region

Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia

Evidence mode

Reported evidence

Source extraction confidence

90%

Resolution

Assumed resolved after six months without newer evidence

Lifecycle

• Occurred: 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
• Resolution date: 2025-07-03T00:00:00.000Z

Original supporting evidence

1. Taiwan Charges Chinese Captain in Undersea Cable Case Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2025-04-18T18:00:34.000Z
2. Undersea Cables Severed; Taiwan and NATO Respond Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2025-01-14T16:10:41.000Z
3. Taiwan Accuses Chinese Ship of Cutting Submarine Cables Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2025-01-08T21:00:43.000Z

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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