Several undersea cables in the Red Sea have been severed, disrupting 25% of data traffic between Asia and Europe. HGC Global Communications rerouted traffic after four of the fifteen cables were cut. The cause is unclear, with speculation about deliberate sabotage or accidental anchor damage. Yemen’s government previously warned of potential Houthi sabotage, while the Houthis denied targeting cables, blaming US and British strikes. The US military is investigating, and the incident’s impact on data flow has necessitated traffic rerouting through alternate paths.
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US and British forces have targeted Houthi weapons and infrastructure in response to the drone and missile attacks on merchant vessels passing through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
HGC Global Communications said in a statement on Monday that four submarine cables in the Red Sea - Seacom, TGN-Gulf, Asia-Africa-Europe 1 and Europe India Gateway - had been cut in a recent “incident”.
African telecoms cable operator Seacom told the Associated Press that “initial testing indicates the affected segment lies within Yemeni maritime jurisdictions in the Southern Red Sea”.
Last week, Israeli business website Globes reported that the same four cables running between the Saudi city of Jeddah and Djibouti had been damaged and pointed the blame at the Houthis, without providing any evidence.
On Monday, Telecommunications Minister Misfer al-Numair said his ministry was “ready to assist requests for permits and identify ships with the Yemeni Navy”, referring to the Houthis’ naval forces.
Meanwhile, the US military’s Central Command said the Houthis had fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles at a Liberian-flagged, Swiss-owned container ship, MSC Sky II, in the Gulf of Aden.
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