Submarine cable incident record
Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy) — Confirmed — 2024-08-20
Several EASSy links are offline due to a reported shunt fault; the cause of the break remains unknown.
Confirmed
- Public classification
- Confirmed
- Affected cable or system
- Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy)
- Affected countries
- South Africa
- 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.