Anchors don't just dent hulls — they can rip into undersea internet cables. Here's why it happens more than you'd think, and what it breaks.

In the Baltic Sea, a new probable break in an underwater cable has been discovered. The damage reportedly occurred to an electric cable that runs between Finland and Germany, Yle and Reuters report.

History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.

The bloc announced new steps to prevent threats to undersea lines after Sweden discovered damage to one east of Gotland island. By Isabella KwaiChristina Anderson and Johanna Lemola Isabella Kwai ...