This will be my only post on this subject after biting my tongue for several days:)
Some members will appreciate this item I came across earlier, I'm sure. As
always, caveat emptor.
Where is the USS Jimmy Carter?
By Dave | February 3, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/3y7zgu
List members -- and lurking students, in particular, should NOT take much of
what's been posted _on _this _topic _ too seriously or regard everything written
as factual. This cautionary note applies equally to the article I've posted
above, as well.
73s,
Two days from Alexandria to the Gulf? Pull the other one. And you can’t go through the Suez Canal submerged.
This will be my only post on this subject after biting my tongue for several days:)
Some members will appreciate this item I came across earlier, I'm sure. As
always, caveat emptor.
Another paranoid suggestion I have seen is that the cuts were intended to force traffic
rerouting so that the traffic might pass through one or more 'compromised' nodes for
inspection. No mention of little green people yet.
It’s obviously the KGB, which wants the world to be dependent on Russia for oil …
All Russians please report to their nearest FBI office for execution and subsequent interrogation …
Regards,
Roderick S. Beck
Director of European Sales
Hibernia Atlantic
1, Passage du Chantier, 75012 Paris
http://www.hiberniaatlantic.com
On a more serious note... who benefits from repairing of these lines?
-Jim P.
Generally speaking, it is the undersea cable maintence folks who benefit since they do the repairs. Alcatel, Global Marine, Tyco Submarine, to name a few. It is common practice to use the same company that laid the cable, but it is not an obligation.
Contracts are structured as an annual charge with a per incident fee.
Right now these charges are going up as fuel costs rise.
Regards,
Roderick S. Beck
Director of European Sales
Hibernia Atlantic
1, Passage du Chantier, 75012 Paris
http://www.hiberniaatlantic.com