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Repair Crews Reach Vicinity of Damaged Cables In Mediterranean

Posted by timothy on from the now-we-need-a-plucky-diver dept.

GWMAW writes "A robotic submarine searched beneath the Mediterranean on Sunday for damaged communications cables, two days after Web and telephone access was knocked out for much of the Middle East. Telecommunication providers from Cairo to Dubai continued Sunday to scramble to reroute voice and data traffic through potentially costly detours in Asia and North America after the lines running under the Mediterranean Sea were damaged Friday." According to the article, "Once found, the cable ends will be pulled to the surface and repaired on deck — a process that could take several days."

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  1. Maybe this time ... by nategoose · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... they will find Gilligan's Island and rescue the castaways.