Submarine cable incident record

Sakhalin-Kuril Islands Cable cable event — 2025-09-18

Event ID evt_hist_e3f2c50cd0748942 · September 18, 2025

Kamchatka plans 5-day internet outage for undersea cable upgrades; separate inland cable damage reported.

Assumed resolved

Affected cable or system

Sakhalin-Kuril Islands Cable

Affected countries

Russia

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: 2025-09-18T15:00:34.000Z
• Repair activity reported: 2025-09-18T15:00:34.000Z
• Resolution date: 2026-03-18T15:00:34.000Z

Original supporting evidence

1. Kamchatka Faces 5-Day Internet Outage for Cable Repairs Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2025-09-18T15:00:34.000Z

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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