Kingfisher Information Service - Cable Awareness

damage to submarine cable
Damage to submarine cables is expensive to repair and can cause disruption to international telecommunications.

Fouling a submarine cable can be extremely hazardous to fishing vessels.

beam trawler foulling cable

 

 

 

KIS-CA charts enable you to avoid submarine cables in UK waters, and are free of charge.

If you do foul a cable, make sure you follow the emergency procedures to safeguard your vessel and your crew.

The following sequence of events shows what can happen if a vessel fouls a submarine cable.

 

first of sequence showing how cable snagging can cause capsize
second of sequence showing how cable snagging can cause capsize
third of sequence showing how cable snagging can cause capsize
fourth of sequence showing how cable snagging can cause capsize
fifth of sequence showing how cable snagging can cause capsize
last of sequence showing how cable snagging can cause capsize
First fouling of Cable by fishing gear
Starting to retrieve gear
Submarine cable almost impossible to release
First realisation of fouling a cable
Cable should be lowered to seabed to eliminate danger of capsize.


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The documents and files on this web-site have been created by the Kingfisher Information Service using source information provided by Subsea Cables UK (UKCPC) members, and are provided as a guide and for information only. The charts on this web-site have been carefully prepared but should not be regarded as a complete representation of every submarine cable that may exist in the relevant area. Neither Seafish, Subsea Cables UK, its members or their employees or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage sustained as a result of any error or omission in the material contained in this web-site.
 
This project has been part financed by the European Union. The grant was awarded by the Marine & Fisheries Agency.