Peace subsea cable cut in the Red Sea, repair to take months

Written By John Manock

Data Center Dynamics | March 10, 2025

  • At the time, the cause of the breakage is not known, however, the Red Sea has historically presented a challenge to the subsea cable industry.

  • The 25,000km Peace cable, put into service last September connects 14 points across 13 countries; France, Egypt, Cyprus, Kenya, the Maldives, Malta, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, Tunisia, and the UAE.

  • The repair is expected to take several months. This is likely due to the cable ship capacity crunch, which has seen many projects delayed, and some re-routed.

  • The industry has been suffering from a shortage of repair ships, despite several new vessels entering service in the last 18 months.

John Manock
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