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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241014-the-deep-sea-emergency-service-that-keeps-the-internet-running https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241014-the-deep-sea-eme... An article about such repairs (150-200 yearly) > To repair the damage, the ship deploys a grapnel, or grappling hook, to lift and snip the cable, pulling one loose end up to the surface and reeling it in across the bow with large, motorised drums. The damaged section is then winched into an internal room and analysed for a fault, repaired, tested by sending a signal back to land from the boat, sealed and then attached to a buoy while the process is repeated on the other end of the cable.