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Ryan Hogg

Virgin Media sues Irish scallop fishers for $870,000 for alleged damage to underwater cable

Yellow Fishing boat in Fethard Harbour, County Wexford, Ireland. (Credit: stevegeer—Getty Images)

An Irish trawler is facing the might of U.K. telecoms giant Virgin Media over accusations its hunt for scallops caused hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage to undersea cables.

Virgin Media Wholesale, which is owned by Virgin Media O2, has accused a fishing vessel of damaging its underwater fiber optic cable nine years ago, multiple publications reported.

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