According to CNA, an undersea Internet cable running between Taiwan's main island and the offshore Penghu Islands was severed earlier today. Regarding connectivity, the affected telecoms company was quick to reassure that "backup cables and microwave technologies" would mean no disruption. However, the bigger story is probably the boarding and seizure of a Togo-registered ship and its eight Chinese crew, suspected of sabotaging the cabling.
Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has monitored the Hong Tai freighter's movements in the area since Saturday, February 22 (machine translation). Subsequently, Taiwan Coast Guard vessel PP-10079 approached the freighter at 2:30 a.m. today (February 25) and issued broadcasts requesting it leave.
