Submarine cable incident record
SEA-ME-WE 5 — Confirmed — 2022-08-18
SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable damaged near Egypt causing internet disruptions in Pakistan and other countries.
Confirmed
- Public classification
- Confirmed
- Affected cable or system
- SEA-ME-WE 5
- Affected countries
- Pakistan
- Region
- Red Sea
- Network state
- Network signal stale
- Physical state
- Physical fault confirmed by report
Lifecycle
- Occurred:
- Network record became stale: — physical state unchanged.
Original supporting evidence
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.