Cable Database
This page was last updated on 10 October 2007

NB: The information in this database is provided for educational purposes only. It may not be 100% accurate and may not include cables which are owned/operated by non ICPC members. 

For information about submarine cables in a particular region please select one of the following links:

	1a	UK & North Sea
	1b	Baltic & Skagerrak
	2	Mediterranean Red Sea and Black Sea
	3a	Atlantic
	3b	Caribbean
	4	Eastern Pacific
	5a	Western Pacific, Far East & East Indian Ocean
	5b	Australasian
	6	Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea & West Indian Ocean

NB: Anyone planning work that could affect any submarine cable should contact the relevant charting authorities, telecommunication companies and appropriate government agencies prior to the start of operations.

Note: The ICPC Secretariat may be able to assist you in identifying submarine cables in your area of operations. Please e-mail the following information to secretary@iscpc.org :

• Name, location and contact information of the company performing work.
• The nature of the activity, latitude and longitude of area of operations, schedule of operations, and any other information you feel will be beneficial.

SCIENTIFIC CABLES

Since the beginning of the 1990's the need to obtain various forms of scientific data (e.g. oceanographic, seismic) has meant that a number of redundant telecommunications cables have been put back into service under new owners who are not part of the telecommunications industry. These cables have actually been notified by their original owners as out of service to hydrographic offices, and removed from navigation charts, and on cable charts are designated as out of service. It is therefore becoming necessary to advise telecommunications cable owners of the status of these cables to avoid cutting them during repairs or the installation of new cables.

When planning new systems, cable repairs or cable clearance operations in the vicinity of these cables information on their status may be obtained from: