Meta and ASN cable consortium reportedly declares force majeure off Dammam coast

Unverified · Dammam coast, Saudi Arabia · 2026-10-24 08:30 UTC

Tasnim News reports that the Meta and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) consortium declared force majeure and grounded cable ships, including the Île de Batz, on the Dammam coast of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, citing unexploded ordnance risks and cancelled marine insurance. No other source in the claims reports this.

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• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-24 08:30 UTC

First reported 2026-10-24 08:30 UTC; last updated 2026-10-24 08:35 UTC.

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