Property damage and business interruption

15.4, damage to undersea internet cables, charge

United Arab Emirates: an Indian chief officer of an Iraqi ship believed to be responsible for cutting an undersea cable that led to Internet outages in the Middle East and India in February will go on trial. A Korean owned ship, which also cut a cable, was released after it paid $60,000 for damages to Flag Telecom, a subsidiary of Reliance Globalcom. UAE Coast Guards seized the two ships after the telecom operator, M Ambare Company, released satellite images of the ships’ movements in the area. While being interrogated by police, the official of the Korean ship admitted that the vessel was in the area and agreed to pay damages. Dubai Police turned the Indian chief officer and a Syrian chief engineer over to Dubai Public Prosecution. The Iraqi ship was expected to pay $350,000 in damages to the company whose cable was cut.