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| Extra police are deployed on Shetland as phones and internet services are temporarily restored for 23,000 residents - but it could take a WEEK to repair underwater cables |
| 2022-10-24 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Phone and internet services on Shetland have been restored after blackout
- A break in the line connecting Shetland to mainland Scotland was cut yesterday
- A subsea cable connecting Shetland and Faroe Islands was damaged last week
- The fix is 'temporary' with engineers working 'flat out' towards a full repair
Was it Putin after all? Russian 'research' ship sails close to Shetland after undersea cables were mysteriously cut - as engineers battle to restore internet and phone communications
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Akademik Boris Petrov travelled through the Shetland-Orkney Gap on 21 October
- A blogger said the transit of ship was likely 'strategic messaging' to the UK
- Comes amid increased sensitivity regarding underwater infrastructure
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