Submarine cable incident record

ACS Alaska-Oregon Network (AKORN) cable event — 2025-02-28

Event ID evt_hist_b3828704917d09e5 ·

Alaska Communications' ACS subsea cable broke on Feb 28, 2025, causing internet outage in Southeast Alaska; services mostly restored by March 2.

Assumed resolved

Affected cable or system
ACS Alaska-Oregon Network (AKORN)
Affected countries
United States
Region
North Atlantic and Europe
Evidence mode
Reported evidence
Source extraction confidence
95%
Resolution
Assumed resolved after six months without newer evidence

Lifecycle

  • Occurred:
  • Resolution date:

Original supporting evidence

  1. Alaska Communications’ Subsea Cable Breaks in Southeast Alaska Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2025-03-06T17:00:31.000Z

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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