“We have no intention of targeting sea cables providing internet to countries in the region,” he said. Yemeni rebel leader Abdel Malek al-Houthi denied the allegations. Reports last week from Israeli news outlet Globes suggested the Houthis had been behind the damage to the cables. Related article Inside the US Navy’s frontline fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea Eisenhower aircraft carrier in the Red Sea. The Iranian-backed militants have already disrupted global supply chains by attacking commercial vessels in the crucial waterway.Īn F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet parked on the USS Dwight D.
The destruction of cables in the Red Sea comes weeks after the official Yemeni government warned of the possibility that Houthi rebels would target the cables.
Damage to these subsea networks can cause widespread internet outages, as happened following the Taiwan earthquake in 2006. Underwater cables are the invisible force driving the internet, with many funded in recent years by internet giants such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook parent Meta. South Africa-based Seacom, which owns one of the cable systems affected, told CNN that repairs wouldn’t begin for at least another month, partly because of the length of time it takes to secure permits to operate in the area. HGC did not say how the cables had been damaged or who was responsible. The company said it is rerouting traffic to minimize disruption for customers and also “extending assistance to affected businesses.” HGC estimates that 25% of traffic between Asia and Europe as well the Middle East has been impacted, it said in a statement Monday. Its journey - as tracked by The Times beginning at Sundance - sure has been sweet.Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea is disrupting telecommunications networks and forcing providers to reroute as much as a quarter of traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East, including internet traffic.Ĭables belonging to four major telecoms networks have been “cut” causing “significant” disruption to communications networks in the Middle East, according to Hong Kong telecoms company HGC Global Communications.
“CODA” would go on to win exactly that prize, plus awards for adapted screenplay and supporting actor, at the 94th Academy Awards. In January it landed Oscar nominations for adapted screenplay, supporting actor (for Kotsur) and best picture.īy the time it won the top prizes at both the Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild Awards, it became the unexpected front-runner for the best picture Oscar. (And this is when movie theaters were still barely open due to the pandemic.)Īlthough its release in August 2021 was relatively quiet, the critically acclaimed movie stuck around through a competitive awards season and slowly but surely proved its ability to stand out from the pack. It would go on to win an unprecedented four awards at the indie festival and was acquired by Apple TV+ for a record-breaking $25 million to launch on the streamer with a concurrent theatrical release. And does so with the unique perspective of three significant deaf characters played by Deaf actors (Oscar winner Marlee Matlin, Daniel Durant and breakout actor Troy Kotsur). The story of a high school senior (Emilia Jones) who is the only hearing member of her household, the movie deftly balances comedy, drama and a little romance to chart the ups and downs of everyday family life. From the moment it premiered (virtually) at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, “CODA” seemed destined for something special.