CEO sends 'urgent message' to Australian Police after undersea cables damaged
Australian Federal Police are investigating two undersea communication cable faults. These faults occurred within minutes of each other near Perth. A marine vessel was reportedly near the location at the same time. Company founder Bevan Slattery urged an urgent probe into the incident. Authorities are assessing the information and have not confirmed sabotage.
Two undersea communication cables owned by Subco experienced faults within minutes of each other, prompting Subco CEO Bevan Slattery to urgently request an investigation. The faults occurred in close proximity inside a federally protected submarine cable zone off Perth. Slattery described the faults as "shunt faults," which occur when insulation around a conductor is damaged, causing a short circuit.
He also reported "suspicious/coincidental" activity from a vessel near the location of the cable faults at the same time they were detected. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed receiving a report of a crime and is currently assessing the information. Slattery highlighted the importance of submarine cables as the "digital lifeblood of our nation" and urged the AFP to investigate the matter urgently, noting that this could be the second such incident in a federally declared cable protection zone.
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