The Mystery of the Vanishing Undersea Cable 

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Probably two things are true: 1. Russian trawlers aren’t just fishing 2. Undersea data cables aren’t just for scientific data

My grandfather was in the us navy from 1919 to 1942 when he retired. Some time in the 1970s when he was 72 years old he was contacted by the USN to reelist to train personnel to splice the undersea cables that he helped lay 50 years prior. The USN is their super intelligent had not continued to train personnel to maintain these cables. Him going back to sea and training new recruits was one of the greatest moments of his life!

Now do a documentary on Nordstream pipeline.

I was a submariner in the 70's. We took an interest in Russian trawlers all the time. They had lots of aerials. And didn't seem to do much fishing.

Back to the 1960’s when Soviet “fishing” boats were forever snagging undersea transatlantic telecommunication cables which terminated in Valencia island, Eire, and Porthcurno Cornwall.

I was a fisherman, no one goes over the same point 140 times😂. They passed over it because they wanted to take it but they weren't capable of it

Policeman: "...my jurisdiction is from here, to the North Pole..." Holy moly! lol

Another fiber optic cable fell from the balcony !

While listening to my dipping sonar from a Cdn sea King helicopter, the co-pilot asked me if I had anything on my sonar, I told him just whales talking, I also told him scientists think whales can communicate up to maybe 1000 miles away given the right ocean conditions. He then asked me what I thought the whales might be saying, I told him I knew exactly what they were saying, they were saying "can you still hear meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?"

The whole report assumes that someone who carries out such an act of sabotage leaves their identification transmitter running. Seriously?

Oh so you guys can figure out how cut internet cables but nord stream is a total mystery

About 4-days ago, I was thinking, "How do you keep an adversary from destroying undersea communications cables?" A day later this video shows up. This phenomenon happens to me on a weekly to biweekly basis-I think it, RU-vid presents it. I know what you are thinking; Google heard me talking about it. In some cases that is possible, but overall it's merely that an odd thought shows up in my brain, and within 3-days RU-vid presents me with a video or multiple videos on the subject.

Short answer: Yes Long answer: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssss

I was Fischer man in the North Sea and we snagged on cables often and I’ve heard stories that some crews just cut the cables

Nice. Next video call it. Mystery vanishing of private property. And the mystery of the magicly vanishing pay check

I worked near a deep sea cable company. They come in different grades and even pressure lines that hold up to 2000 psi fluids. Cost is around $500 or more, a foot to produce. They go for miles. It will be interesting to see how these cables will be able to identify their attackers affordably. My mind is wandering on sensors of any type that warn any approaching vessels, including submarines.

Of course it was sabotage. Back in the 70s a Russian "reasearch" ship dragged their anchor while leaving port in Woods Hole. They managed to unplug half of Cape Cod.

The underwater cables are been cut around Taiwan which kind incident happen very offen and Taiwan government knew Which country did that.

I think there is an underwater baby troll, that lives in one of the under sea caves…. When it sees the cable dangling outside the cave, it peeks its head out and goes chomp…chomp……😂😂😂 The cable is basically like spaghetti for the troll…..

If they turn off their transponder you won’t know who was there. Bad actors always do this.

Reminds me the mystery of north stream pipeline blown up...

YOu need to hire law enforcement that understand this. This is a typical test. Theya re waiting to see how long it will take for you to notice the problem and fix it. This is preparation for something bigger.

Forgive me. A very kind and forgiving documentary. Sprinkled with a bit too much naivety ❤

I work in the submarine cable industry. This is a storm in a tea cup. Cables are damaged all the time and we go out and repair them. If someone wanted to damage the hydrophone, that's what they would do, cutting the cable is the simplest part to replace or repair.

Russian vessels have been cutting cables in North sea and Gulf of Finland,.common information here. They have been searching for cables many years already from various countries. Nordic countries even made a document about Russian "fishing fleets" that are suspected. In case of Balticconnector, it was a Chinese-Russian vessel that used an anchor to cdrag and cut cables and a pipe.

Our company designed some older in-water surveillance systems, and now in modern times, ANY optical cable can be used to track underwater pressure waves. The audio bandwidths are somewhat limited by the cable construction, but signatures of capital vessels and high energy events are straightforwardly obtained. Cables without armor coating have the highest bandwidths. Capital countries have tried to intercept each others data flows, for decades, with major successes in many areas. One advantage of optical cables is that is easier to determine if they have been intercepted, but nonetheless it can be done. As per the video commentary, Russia it probably training to see how easy it would be to eliminate tracking of submarines, and disrupt any data flow between adversaries, for tactical and strategic purposes. NATO would be well advised to prepare alternate methods for such detection, and possibly plan for active measures against such sabotage.

That woman is wrong saying that Russia doesn't have the technology. For starter, Russia has the most powerful nuclear-powered icebreakers and navy in the North pole. They're plenty capable of doing whatever they please up there. Look up "Ice wars".

great small documentary!!!!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

You have security concerns and then you have a Chinese guy as Chief Technology Officer of a strategic project lol

I just can't trust corporate controlled mainstream media these days, so slick, so sophisticated, transparently contrived.

How was it possible that several days went by before the data loss was detected? Wasn't there any automated system monitoring the data feed and alerting people via reliable messages when a fault is detected?

Maybe russia stole it to sell the copper

4th theory. There was a second ship with the tracker turned off that used the first as a cover. Possibly as a test to see the reaction.

The US could give a class on sabotaging. They are experts on sabotaging.

Sonar make whale beach themselves so they probably don’t like it. I don’t think it’s common sense to have cables everywhere. Who thought of this is sinister.

9:32 Another option is that a military vessel spoofed the MMSI used in their AIS transponder to make it appear to be a fishing vessel. Impossible to confirm the vessel identity without other corroborating evidence such as satellite observations, either visual or RF.

It happened in Shetland two subsea cables cut

This whole report sounds like a sales pitch.... trying to sell a certain narrative.

If those Russian vessels were doing that deliberately all they had to do was turn off their AIS and any other vessel identification systems and then destroy the cable. It doesn't make sense that they'd knowingly destroy the cable and allow their navigational route to be recorded, thus showing they were the only vessel there at the time of destruction

Dang for a sec i thought this was about the Nordstream Pipeline but then I saw Bloomberg and laughed at my folly.

Wasn’t it reported a Chinese cargo ship dragged its anchor. Definitely sabotage.

They should ask Seymour Hersh to investigate what really happened.

The concern I would have is that the 'discovery' of encroachment and damage is after the fact. How is there no real time monitoring?

The observatory can hear submarines . . . and somebody doesn't want them to be heard.

Tell the CIA to stop cutting cables.

The US Navy actually has a prototype drone called the Manta Ray UUV which would will be perfect for monitoring areas around undersea cables!

more expensive cables need to be used that will alarm when they are cut and direct the investigators the the exact location of the cut.

Russia harming its neighbors! This is truly shocking...

Most likely the Russians thought there was a washing machine on the other end of the cable and could not resist.

As an american that does alot of reading... I have ZERO issue with russia... idk too many countries outside of russia that speak russian... so i dont see them trying to conquer the world.. but america has army bases all over the world

4:30 "To be honest, this is not the most securely defended place I've ever seen." as a man walks up to a small utility shed.

The polar regions are not going to be clear of ice any time soon.

I would like to comment on this but every time I say something negative about Russia on this platform my comment gets deleted. Isn’t that strange?

Extremely well produced. Every part is fact rich and precise. Prepare!

What's amazing to me is this new generation of people that believe Russia isn't a threat. This thought alone is a danger to our Country.

What looked to be an interesting mini doc turns out to be more anti Russian propaganda. I guess I should've expected that from clicking on a Bloomberg video.

Will be great if you guys investigate also the NORDSTREAM 1 and 2 Sabotage.

The Usual Suspects : Igor Rasputin Maximovich and Vladimir

When I was a kid I think I ran into one of these. I was playing off the coast of Mexico and I dove pretty deep (I can swim well). And I grabbed a giant cable, it was super heavy and almost stuck to the bottom. It gave me a really weird feeling to tug on it so I just left it alone, I mean I was like 10 or 11. But ever since then I knew the ocean had a lot of these mysterious cables.

These accusations are based on conjecture and speculation. "There is not enough evidence to pursue a criminal case", which means that it's all speculative nonsense.

Hmmmmm!? Sounds like a gas pipeline I've heard about!

Before I even watched it I knew they were about to use the Russian boogeyman

saying that area is big and we cant monitor is wrong because fiber optic cable can be monitored with OTDR system once cable snug , the warning will be sent to early response center, no marine vessel can run away red handed ! cables can be used to monitor themselves, only the issue might be OTDR after amplifiers but i am pretty sure even for that case there are solution

As a Canadian with a family history of protecting the high Arctic, this is concerning.

Homeless people stole to sell the copper…

These officers look super serious about this 😮

Cable gone ??? Those copper theives are getting out of control !!

Some years ago when i found out that internet is just massive and long cables underwater it blew my mind and the question arose about protection.

alien squid probably did a lot of this... they have sharp beaks and found in the depths of the oceans... maybe the Russians and Chinese have trained them.

"from our neighbor country in the east" Finland? Sweden? Who might have been?? 😅

Russia has underwater tractors designed to cut cables in service usually from fishing type boats, but some may be deployed from submarines.

IF I was a bad actor and wanted to damage them, all it would take is a weighed sled that a ship could drag along the bottom with a blade or two to cut the cables as it was dragged across them. Cables are buried when they're closer to shore to prevent damage from anchors, maybe it's time to consider burying them all the way across.

It was done by the American again as they did the German North Sea pipe line from Russia 3:00

I'm not saying it's aliens........ But it aliens.

maybe it´s part of *starlinks* marketing strategy ;)

The only observation that doesn't fit with "fully intentional" is the fact that the 2 cables were severed differently. The second one was clearly snagged first. But it's important to understand that even in the event Russia had nothing to do with it, or in the event it wasn't "fully intentional" - it's safe to assume that after Joe Biden engaged in environmental terrorism in regards to Russo-Germanic energy infrastructure (Nord Stream), - all oceanic energy and communication infrastructure became "fair game" for Russia/China, who will now assume it's their right to do the same without any formal declaration of war, for example - in response to US sanctions, cyber attacks believed to be coming from USA or other NATO countries, etc.

Russian fishing trawlers have long been used to conduct secret operations. When I was younger during the cold war it was common for them to be present when things happened but they have never been actually caught. Certainly it was them.

Creepy ATT Long Lines? This is a great article! I think most people think by now most inter continental data transfer is by Satellite but ATT LongLines Division carries lots of information.

I was hoping for an interesting documentary but what I got was a disgusting piece of baseless accusations and anti-russian propaganda. Disgusting.

Aren’t we throwing stones in glass houses?

at 00:40, is there really FOUR data cables from Greenland? To Newfoundland, Iceland, Denmark (via Norway) and Ireland? Really? I looked, ONE (double ) cable goes from NL to Greenland to Iceland. One small cable goes up to three small "settlements" in Greenland. (That cable would not even be as large a capacity as the "cablevision" cable that goes by my house.) Anyway, it is nice to see Norway blames Russia as much as the USA blames Canada.

You should put cameras to see who steals cables. 🧐🤨

*Summary* *Incident:* * *(**0:02**)* In 2021, a research data cable off the coast of Norway, belonging to a Norwegian ocean observatory, was mysteriously severed. * *(**1:21**)* The cable was crucial for marine life research and also provided data to the Norwegian military. *Investigation:* * *(**5:36**)* Initial investigations pointed towards accidental damage by fishing trawlers. * *(**6:00**)* Ship tracking data revealed a Russian trawler, the Sammy, crossed the cable's path when it was damaged. * *(**6:42**)* Divers recovered the cable and discovered a clean cut, indicating intentional damage. * *(**8:48**)* Police interviewed the Sammy's crew but lacked sufficient evidence for prosecution. *Similar Incidents:* * *(**10:14**)* Seven months later, another undersea cable connecting the Svalbard archipelago to mainland Norway was damaged. * *(**11:11**)* Evidence pointed to a different Russian trawler, the Melkart 5, which had been in the vicinity multiple times. * *(**11:51**)* Again, authorities couldn't pursue a criminal case due to lack of concrete evidence. *Possible Explanations and Implications:* * *(**12:58**)* Experts believe the incidents were likely intentional acts of sabotage, not accidents. * *(**13:36**)* These acts could be a form of Russian training for disrupting critical infrastructure during conflicts. * *(**13:44**)* Russia might be sending a message or exerting pressure with these actions. * *(**15:15**)* The vastness and remoteness of the Arctic region make it extremely challenging to protect underwater infrastructure. *Overall:* * The documentary highlights the vulnerability of undersea cables and the difficulty in attributing blame for their damage. * It suggests a pattern of Russian activity targeting these cables, potentially as part of a broader strategy of unconventional warfare and geopolitical maneuvering. i used gemini 1.5 pro

Maybe Russia confused the cable with their oil pipeline

Well if you stand back and look at this situation without bias you could come to the conclusion that if Nato is threatening Russia then it is understandable that Russia would do this. Case closed, nothing to see here.

I wouldn't pass the Chinese

Number 2. Easy to guess, hard to prove.

If people don’t know, during WWII, undersea cables which at the time mostly connected international communication were quickly severed as war strategy

Waay-waaaaaaay-waaay!!!!! Underreported!! Cute docu editing aside- the facts here are significant and should NOT be overlooked!!!!!!!!

Russia preparing for larger conflict. No doubt

Sounds like a new company emerges to deploy Under Water drones, will guard the assets.

North of norway? Russians have been known to do it before

Dam tweaker at it again. Getting that copper wire. Hahahahaha

If satellites are so prolific why all the cables and towers for communications ?

how is this a question? it was the russians. same as the rest of the sabotage

It probably isn't only an innocent research cable. At the beginning they even confessed their work can be seen as a threat.

So you are surprised that your spy cable gets destroyed ?

I love how you guys have literary no problem telling yourself that a country with so many spy submarines like russia would simply send some fishermen to cut undersea cables and they would even announce their location.

Pipeline retaliation?