Ship's anchor cuts Internet access to six East African countries

[Mister D]

A ship dropped anchor off Mombasa, Kenya, and cut the Internet to six African countries earlier this week.
It will take three weeks to repair the damage. In the meantime, the Internet in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Juba, the capital of South Sudan, is functioning at a reduced speed. It will impede the normal flow by about 20 percent, according to the BBC's Nairobi correspondent, Noel Mwakugu.

http://news.yahoo.com/ships-anchor-cuts-internet-access-six-east-african-150000191.html


I guess I won't have as many African bankers trying to send me funds this month! :laugh:

[Conley]

Seriously, my inbox thinks this is great news! :laugh:

[Peter1469]

You would think that those cables would be marked on the maritime maps.

[Mister D]

Wouldn't surprise me if they were.