Submarine cable incident record

SEA-ME-WE 5 cable event — 2022-08-18

Event ID evt_hist_f96df62430a46c8d · August 18, 2022

SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable damaged near Egypt causing internet disruptions in Pakistan and other countries.

Assumed resolved

Affected cable or system

SEA-ME-WE 5

Affected countries

Pakistan

Region

Red Sea

Evidence mode

Reported evidence

Source extraction confidence

95%

Resolution

Assumed resolved after six months without newer evidence

Lifecycle

• Occurred: 2022-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
• Resolution date: 2023-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Original supporting evidence

1. Sea-Me-We-5 Fault Causing Disruptions Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2022-08-18T15:29:56.000Z

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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