Reason Identified for Communication Cable Cuts in the Red Sea

A report from Bloomberg revealed that the anchor "Helb" of the ship "Rubymar," which was attacked by the Houthis leading to its sinking, is the likely cause of the communication cable cuts in the Red Sea. Reports indicated that three communication cables were damaged in the Red Sea. Bloomberg quoted Ryan Wubschal, the director general of the International Cable Protection Committee, stating that "the Houthi bombardment likely caused the anchor of the ship to fall, resulting in damage to cables near the point of its fall underwater." The committee, representing submarine cable operators, faces challenges in securing repairs for these cables due to ongoing Houthi attacks. The "Rubymar," a Belize-flagged commercial vessel carrying 41,000 tons of fertilizers, was subjected to Houthi rocket fire off the western coast of Yemen. Days later, communication cables in the same area were damaged. The crew abandoned the 172-meter-long ship after losing one of its anchors, and the vessel drifted for nearly two weeks through a cable-congested area of the Red Sea before sinking on Saturday.