Submarine cable incident record

West Africa Cable System Wacs — Confirmed — 2023-09-06

Event ID evt_hist_b6b7504ccd3d423e · September 6, 2023

Openserve described ongoing restoration efforts after damage to WACS, SAT-3 and ACE.

Confirmed

Public classification

Confirmed

Affected cable or system

West Africa Cable System Wacs

Affected countries

South Africa

Region

West Africa

Network state

Network signal stale

Physical state

Physical fault confirmed by report

Lifecycle

• Occurred: 2023-09-06T14:56:42.000Z
• Network record became stale: 2024-03-06T14:56:42.000Z — physical state unchanged.

Original supporting evidence

1. The damage to critical undersea cables – the Western African Cable System, South Atlantic 3 and later, the African Coast to Europe subtelforum.com · 2023-09-06T14:56:42.000Z

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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