Submarine cable incident record
Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy) — Confirmed — 2024-05-13
Internet Society reports the SEACOM and EASSy cables damaged on 12 May were repaired by 3 June 2024.
Confirmed
- Public classification
- Confirmed
- Affected cable or system
- Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy)
- Affected countries
- Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa
- Region
- Red Sea
- Network state
- Network state unknown
- Physical state
- Physical repair confirmed by report
Lifecycle
- Occurred:
- Repair activity reported:
- Physical repair confirmed:
Original supporting evidence
- 2024 East Africa Submarine Cable Outage Report
- The cables, owned by Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy) and Seacom, suffered faults that disrupted network services for several days.
- faults were reported on the EASSy and Seacom cables off the East Coast of Africa
- at least one subsea cable in the region has been cut.
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.