if i were armed and angry and concerned that my culture was being diluted by too much western influence, this is something i might think to do on purpose. just a thought.
re: >> From: France Telecom / Press <[email protected]> >> To: France Telecom / Press <[email protected]> >> Subject: Three undersea cables cut: traffic greatly disturbed >> between Europe and Asia/Near East zone >> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:09:03 +0100 (CET) >> >> >> If you can't read this email, please go to : http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp081219en.html >> Paris, December 19, 2008 >> Three undersea cables cut: traffic greatly disturbed between Europe >> and Asia/Near East zone >> >> 3 cables cut this morning (Sea Me We3 partly + Sea Me We4 + FLAG) >> France Telecom Marine cable ship about to depart >> >> France Telecom observed today that 3 major underwater cables were >> cut: 93Sea Me We 494 at 7:28am, =93Sea Me We3=94 at 7:33am and FLAG = at >> 8:06am. >> The causes of the cut, which is located in the Mediterranean >> between Sicily and Tunisia, on sections linking Sicily to Egypt, >> remain unclear. >> >> Most of the B to B traffic between Europe and Asia is rerouted >> through the USA. >> Traffic from Europe to Algeria and Tunisia is not affected, but >> traffic from Europe to the Near East and Asia is interrupted to a >> greater or lesser extent (see country list below). >> Part of the internet traffic towards R=E9union is affected as well as = =20 >> 50% towards Jordan. >> A first appraisal at 7:44 am UTC gave an estimate of the following= >> impact on the voice traffic (in percentage of out of service >> capacity): >> - Saudi Arabia: 55% out of service >> - Djibouti: 71% out of service >> - Egypt: 52% out of service >> - United Arab Emirates: 68% out of service >> - India: 82% out of service >> - Lebanon: 16% out of service >> - Malaysia: 42% out of service >> - Maldives: 100% out of service >> - Pakistan: 51% out of service >> - Qatar: 73% out of service >> - Syria: 36% out of service >> - Taiwan: 39% out of service >> - Yemen: 38% out of service >> - Zambia: 62% out of service >> >> France Telecom immediately alerted one of the two maintenance boats= >> based in the Mediterranean area, the =93Raymond Croze=94. This France = =20 >> Telecom Marine cable ship based at Seyne-sur-Mer has received its >> mobilization order early this afternoon and will cast off tonight >> at 3:00 am with 20 kilometers spare cable on board. It should be on= >> location on Monday morning for a relief mission. >> Priority will be given to the recovery of the Sea Me We4 cable, >> then on the Sea Me We3. >> By December 25th, Sea Me We4 could be operating. By December 31st,= >> the situation should be back to normal. >> >> >> download all the press release >> press contactsLouis-Michel Aymard =96 +33 1 44 44 93 93 >> latest releasespress information and communication professionals _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
