Submarine cable causing network issues repair may last five weeks

 JUST IN: Submarine cable  causing network issues repair may last five weeks

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Laying of cables in the oceans of our world is a fascinating business. Real men and women toil long and tedious hours to make this possible.

Submarine cables are laid down by using specially modified ships (sometimes even purpose built ships) that carry the submarine cable on board and slowly lay it out on the seabed as per the charts/plans given by the cable operator. The ships can carry with them up to 2,000 kilometers length of cable.  Depending on the equipment on-board the cable-ship, the type of plough used, the sea conditions and the ocean-bed where the cable is being laid-down, cable ships can do anywhere from 100-150km of cable laying per day. Newer ships and ploughs now do about 200 km of cable laying per day.

The ships are commonly referred to as cable-layers or cable-ships.

The cables are specially constructed for submarine operations as they have to endure harsh conditions as well as pressure.