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ELI5: How do the internet wires get to sea floor level? And how would they get fixed if an issue arises? (lemmit.online)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They sink? Boats have huge rolls of the cable that they unspool as they trace the line that was planned for several years.

To fix the cables i guess divers either go down to the cable... or if its too deep they probably pull the cable up by respooling or other methods (probably a sea crane of sorts)