On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 22:27:02 +1100, "Atheist Chaplain" <abuse@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
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>Apparently, for those of us better informed than yourself, the undersea
>cable was cut by an errant Tankers Anchor when the captain pulled up in a
>rather large storm, you see those of us with a life actually go out and
try
>and find out what caused the problem instead of seeing the boogie man
behind
>every fence and blaming him for everything that they see as a conspiracy.
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/February/theworld_February77.xml§ion=theworld&col
CAIRO - Damage to undersea Internet cables in the Mediterranean that
hit business across the Middle East and South Asia was not caused by
****ps, Egypt’s communications ministry said on Sunday, ruling out
earlier re****ts.
The trans****t ministry added that footage recorded by onshore video
cameras of the location of the cables showed no maritime traffic in
the area when the cables were damaged.
‘The ministry’s maritime trans****t committee reviewed footage covering
the period of 12 hours before and 12 hours after the cables were cut
and no ****ps sailed the area,’ a statement said.
‘The area is also marked on maps as a no-go zone and it is therefore
ruled out that the damage to the cables was caused by ****ps,’ the
statement added.
Two cables were damaged earlier this week in the Mediterranean sea and
another off the coast of Dubai, causing widespread disruption to
Internet and international telephone services in Egypt, Gulf Arab
states and South Asia.
A fourth cable linking Qatar to the United Arab Emirates was damaged
on Sunday causing yet more disruptions, telecommunication provider
Qtel said.
Earlier re****ts said that the damage had been caused by ****ps that had
been diverted off their usual route because of bad weather.
Egypt’s communication and information technology ministry said it
would re****t its findings to the owners of the two damaged
Mediterranean cables, FLAG Telecom and SEA-ME-WE4.
A repair ****p was expected to begin work to fix the two Mediterranean
cables on Tuesday.
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