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31. Did we raise anchor? Yeah, yeah, it's raised......................oh shit!

Reply to The Unmitigated Gall (Reply #27)

Sun Jan 19, 2025, 02:58 PM

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With an average of about 200 cable faults a year, according to the International Cable Protection Committee, damage to undersea communications infrastructure is not uncommon. The majority are caused by ship anchors or fishing activity such as trawling, where heavy equipment is dragged across the seafloor.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/undersea-cables-are-cut-suspicion-falls-russian-chinese-vessels-rcna187105

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I don't believe it, it was the russians Shellback Squid Sunday #1

Absolutely. And WaPo is a shitty news source. Dave Bowman Sunday #3

First, They are reporting on .... reACTIONary Sunday #6

Wapo is a shitty news source, period. Dave Bowman Sunday #11

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they have the satellite tracking of one of the ships that cut the electrical line going to Finland lapfog_1 Yesterday #45

Backtracking is certainly a suspicious maneuver.... reACTIONary 19 hrs ago #46

And you know this how? paleotn Sunday #23

No chance it was an accident. That ship dragged its anchor for miles and miles. Calista241 Sunday #2

That, along with several other facts and assessments... reACTIONary Sunday #7

Cover story PJMcK Sunday #4

Why would "the governments" want .... reACTIONary Sunday #9

Consider this PJMcK Sunday #14

Thanks for your reply! In my own opinion.... reACTIONary Sunday #20

Yeah, right dalton99a Sunday #5

That sounds like a bigger pile of crap than a tRump diaper load. CentralMass Sunday #8

See #29 for article links which would refute this bs SheltieLover Sunday #32

Why would cables be laid where "maritime accidents" could occur? BadgerKid Sunday #10

If they cross the entirety of a body of water used for maritime trade, Igel Sunday #16

Because there isn't any other place... reACTIONary Sunday #18

??? paleotn Sunday #24

I have a hard time believing that RazorbackExpat Sunday #12

Finland and others are not buying this............ riversedge Sunday #15

Thanks! It seems from this excerpt.... reACTIONary Sunday #19

Precisely! And would not explain NATO prepping SheltieLover Sunday #29

Yep, sure is Marthe48 Sunday #17

Bull. No names making these assertions. No attribution. It's all "sources." n/t dobleremolque Sunday #21

Yow! You mean that WaPo.... reACTIONary Sunday #22

No disrespect for your opinion Gymbo Sunday #25

Bad seamanship is more common than you think. paleotn Sunday #28

Yet, you automatically believe unattributed sources who agree with your views on things. paleotn Sunday #30

Reminds me of the "Call before you dig" adverts in the yellow pages back in the day. paleotn Sunday #26

I'm no sea-captain, The Unmitigated Gall Sunday #27

Did we raise anchor? Yeah, yeah, it's raised......................oh shit! paleotn Sunday #31

Lets not overlook who owns WAPO & where his loyalties lie SheltieLover Sunday #33

Cutting Undersea Cables is No Accident But is Inexpensive Hybrid Warfare C0RI0LANUS Sunday #34

See #29 above for links to posts on articles seeming to refute WAPOs bs SheltieLover Sunday #35

Hi SheltieLover. Concur. C0RI0LANUS Sunday #36

Absolutely! SheltieLover Sunday #37

Thanks! SheltieLover Sunday #43

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It is unclear to me why you are so defensive of the WAPO SheltieLover Sunday #42

I am a defender of all good, solid enterprise reporting.... reACTIONary Sunday #44

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Thanks! It would be interesting to compare to these incidents. reACTIONary Sunday #40

Bullshit orangecrush Sunday #39