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		martyvis on Oct 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Incenser, or how NSA and GCHQ are tapping internet... These are submarine cables (that is, cables installed under the sea) not cables installed or used by submarine boats.

alisonkisk on Oct 10, 2021 [–]

How are submarine cables installed?

wiml on Oct 10, 2021 | [–]

By surface ships. Near shore they use a towed plough to bury the cable, away from shore they just unreel the cable and let it lie on the seafloor.

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