Submarine cable incident record

Eastern Africa Submarine System Eassy, Te Northtgn Eurasiaseacomalexandrosmedex, Seacomtata Tgn Eurasia cable event — 2024-05-13

Event ID evt_hist_f9990be4552be182 · May 13, 2024

Two submarine cables (SEACOM and EASSy) were damaged off South Africa on 12 May 2024, disrupting East African internet; repaired by 3 June 2024.

Resolved

Affected cable or system

Eastern Africa Submarine System Eassy, Te Northtgn Eurasiaseacomalexandrosmedex, Seacomtata Tgn Eurasia

Affected countries

Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

Region

Red Sea

Evidence mode

Reported evidence

Source extraction confidence

95%

Resolution

Resolution reported by a published source

Lifecycle

• Occurred: 2024-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
• Repair activity reported: 2024-05-15T16:00:28.000Z
• Resolution date: 2024-07-24T15:30:52.000Z

Original supporting evidence

1. 2024 East Africa Submarine Cable Outage Report Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2024-07-24T15:30:52.000Z · resolution evidence
2. Undersea Cable Internet Restored in East Africa After Outages Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2024-05-17T17:58:54.000Z
3. Repair Vessel Heads Out to Fix Major Internet Cable Break Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2024-05-15T16:00:28.000Z
4. Internet Outages Across East Africa Due to Subsea Cable Cut Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2024-05-13T18:01:33.000Z

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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