Scary Job of Repairing Million $ Cables Underwater

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  • Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
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  • @DavidZaG-
    @DavidZaG- Год назад +226

    I'm a fiber technician with about 25 years experience and 6 months ago I had the privilege of working on some submarine fiber optic cables a link from Japan to Hawaii and Hawaii and the mainland USA and it was the best fiber experience I have ever got to see

    • @tallentedhai4238
      @tallentedhai4238 Год назад +10

      Bro I want to ask something about fiber cable.
      1. Like at a particular time only one signal can be passed through one fiber cable or more than one signal can be transferred.
      2. How the route of these signals are decided , like where to go it can go anywhere like India, USA, Australia etc.
      Thanks in advance if you Reply ☺️.

    • @DavidZaG-
      @DavidZaG- Год назад +9

      @@tallentedhai4238 to answer ur question
      1. yes
      2. yes

    • @tallentedhai4238
      @tallentedhai4238 Год назад +2

      @@DavidZaG- Brother can you please explain these further more.

    • @shaunNkaidensDAD
      @shaunNkaidensDAD Год назад +2

      Dats dope 💯

    • @johndana8671
      @johndana8671 Год назад +6

      How much your salary pal?

  • @rameshthangaraj
    @rameshthangaraj 2 года назад +182

    Big salute for the Engineers and technicians involved . Thank you

  • @FondaMusic
    @FondaMusic Год назад +17

    My mind is blown. The logistics of the internet, amazon, energy, and airports are insane, and it's crazy how many smart humans there are! Those are just a few that blow my mind!!!

  • @aungko7686
    @aungko7686 Год назад +127

    You not only have to be a good engineer, you have to be a good diver.

  • @robertchevis6162
    @robertchevis6162 Год назад +12

    In the ocean 500 ft below the water surface with scuba diving gear on while repairing underwater cables.All and much respect.

  • @cosmic2096
    @cosmic2096 Год назад +8

    Nobody would ever trend them on social media... Sad reality . People only idolise atheletes , celebrities and influencer , but not one who gave birth and help build technologies that we use at ease

  • @ddale20
    @ddale20 10 месяцев назад +5

    When people talk about equity and equal pay, they should look at jobs like these. Flipping burgers and undersea cable repair are not 'equal' jobs!

  • @ijudia
    @ijudia 2 года назад +27

    Well done, I appreciate every detail you guys shared in a very informative way.

  • @terukiminesaki8275
    @terukiminesaki8275 Год назад +6

    日本だと破断部を船上に上げて技術者が繋ぐのに外国は海の中でするんだな

  • @thebigcheese5114
    @thebigcheese5114 Год назад +10

    It’s like when you were younger and connected two cups and a wire to talk to your sibling, only on a much larger scale.

  • @markissboi3583
    @markissboi3583 2 года назад +9

    Unsung hero's deep sea Divers
    thanks for keeping the internet working and other maintenance good job

    • @markissboi3583
      @markissboi3583 2 года назад +1

      a Scottish deep sea diver said he seen some big old weird monster 1-3miles down and its fookin cold .

  • @bsmtaxes1702
    @bsmtaxes1702 3 месяца назад +2

    I will not complain about my AT&T bills again.

  • @BenJosephWorld
    @BenJosephWorld Год назад +7

    How did I end up getting an energy lesson when I clicked to see how repairing cables are dangerous

  • @abstract5249
    @abstract5249 Год назад +8

    This is the sort of technology we don't hear much about. We always hear about machine learning, or legged robots, or smartphones, or camera drones, or the Mars rover. We forget there's more to technology than the popular stuff we see on Facebook or Instagram.

  • @kirkwilliams5740
    @kirkwilliams5740 2 года назад +4

    Wow, your videos are so edifying ; I learnt a lot. Thanks for sharing

  • @wenterinfaer1656
    @wenterinfaer1656 17 дней назад

    Humanity's achievement so tremendous not many remember it or even know it exists

  • @stewieuk1276
    @stewieuk1276 2 года назад +2

    Very well done!

  • @strukitru
    @strukitru Год назад +28

    Question: Since those cables look prone to be subject of sabotage by terrorists or similar, they should hypothetically often be fought over due to their magnitude regarding globalization. Why isn't that the case?

    • @MrBen527
      @MrBen527 Год назад

      Some day they will be. Some countries have cable cutting ability with the military.

    • @LilSebastian_
      @LilSebastian_ Год назад +16

      It would cause them to lose internet/communications too. No one is willing to give up the internet. Look at how people act when the internet in their house goes down for a few minutes…

    • @Jamezy316
      @Jamezy316 Год назад +20

      LOL just think a little, any country that has the technology to dive down that deep, and mess witht he cables... uses those cables... its one of those things that everyone uses, so its in no ones best interest to mess with them. If youre talking about the taliban, or ISIS, im sure they will hop on their kayak, and dive in, and swim down hundreds of feet with wire cutters hahahaha

    • @strukitru
      @strukitru Год назад +2

      @@Jamezy316 These cables aren't a hundred metres below surface. They usually are just around max. 3 metres below seabed which yes, can be that deep, but its not necessary to dig. Fisherboats manage to damage them all the time with their anchors. And when entering shores you could even search for them there by diving. Not far from them there usually is a sort of transferstation which could give you a hint.
      But I also learned when such cable is damaged there always is backup to evade to.
      Hypothetically you could also spy on the cable maintenance vessels in order to get position of the cable. Then just wait for them to leave and shrub across the seabed and hope your best I guess.
      If your only intent is to be as malicious as possible, wouldn't it be a small price to pay to have no stable internet connection urself, when you can make a whole nation suffer?

    • @hbe1965
      @hbe1965 Год назад +2

      Redundancy is also a big factor to consider, while you could isolate some countires, disrupting all connections would be hard as internet is built for traffic to rebalance to other routes when most efficient ones are not available. Instead of going from NY to London you may go from NY to SF to Tokyo to mainland China and then continental Asia / Europe to London. Great maps of all submarine cable are available on Telegeography ;)

  • @cloudgameboy
    @cloudgameboy Год назад +1

    with this i only learnt that human beings have exploited the Earth as much as they can😂🤣

  • @RailFanRob
    @RailFanRob 2 года назад +1

    Excellent footage..

  • @JPriz416
    @JPriz416 2 года назад +1

    Amazing video thanks for sharing.

  • @PlanetEarthTV1
    @PlanetEarthTV1 Год назад +1

    Detailed information, thanks

  • @natureattracts2209
    @natureattracts2209 Год назад +7

    As a network engineer respect for all engineers

  • @Pakmaon76
    @Pakmaon76 2 года назад +1

    Informasi terbaik dan berguna.. Salam ukhwah .. Malaysia hadir 🙋‍♂️🇲🇾

  • @ameladventure4949
    @ameladventure4949 Год назад

    Thank you dear💕👍

  • @TH-bj1pb
    @TH-bj1pb Год назад +3

    What about the sea cables connecting Svalbard to Norway being disrupted or intentionally damaged?

  • @MrBen527
    @MrBen527 Год назад +4

    How do they keep the pressurized water out of that vacuum chamber while putting their hands through?

    • @SubsonicWhat
      @SubsonicWhat Год назад +6

      The gloves are sealed to the chamber..

  • @iambryanvlogs2771
    @iambryanvlogs2771 2 года назад +1

    Love your videos💯

  • @Reaper-3000
    @Reaper-3000 Год назад

    Looks like a fun job

  • @allezvenga7617
    @allezvenga7617 2 года назад

    Thanks for your sharing

  • @christianbass10
    @christianbass10 Год назад +1

    This repair process is also very expensive as well as maintainance process.

  • @UmaROMC
    @UmaROMC Год назад +9

    Now, I've been in some nasty spots doing some precise, hard to reach work. Not quite like that though. Manipulating your tools with those gloves, the confined space to work in with your hands, lowered visibility and movement cuz underwater and loaded with gear.
    Still, if I'm ever bored of industrial work, I'll apply ;)
    One giant upside though: if you've got a power cable breach at least you can be a little more sure the cable's been shorted and is therefore safe

  • @jakewalker138
    @jakewalker138 Год назад

    Nice job

  • @rickgillish8374
    @rickgillish8374 Год назад

    great info video's

  • @ashiqdey
    @ashiqdey 9 месяцев назад

    Thats lot of hard work

  • @batman_2004
    @batman_2004 Год назад

    This is so cool.

  • @therealme613
    @therealme613 Год назад +1

    It be fun to find these and keep cutting them in half

  • @thevoidspace1
    @thevoidspace1 2 года назад +5

    Beautiful video, can I use a portion of your visual for my video "dragging anchor" I will give you all the credits. Many thanks I advance.

  • @sacv2
    @sacv2 Год назад

    From a military standpoint, the locations of these cables should be kept secret.

  • @JenniferKrisystin
    @JenniferKrisystin 8 месяцев назад

    Love this

  • @irfanqadir3840
    @irfanqadir3840 2 года назад +2

    Woh what a marvellous video beautifully explained and filmed in a very informative way

  • @user-in4ne6xs1o
    @user-in4ne6xs1o 2 года назад +1

    항상 궁금햇는데 이걸 영어로 듣게 되다니 흠 그림으로 이해됨

  • @Aranimda
    @Aranimda Год назад

    Cut can you repair underwater gas pipelines?

  • @RedRed-bb7zh
    @RedRed-bb7zh Год назад +1

    i want to be part of this wok someday

  • @rekhadt1680
    @rekhadt1680 Год назад

    Good 👍

  • @revolucion201996
    @revolucion201996 Год назад +1

    thanks to you guys I can have low ping in cs!

  • @nitijenberbudi4104
    @nitijenberbudi4104 Год назад +1

    now i know why my internet down so long

  • @tdssstore
    @tdssstore Год назад

    Amazing

  • @DenizTurkben
    @DenizTurkben Год назад +1

    Dude, it looks so expensive

  • @DoahnKea_Tuber
    @DoahnKea_Tuber 2 года назад +1

    Gratuitous comment for RUclips interaction algorithm to keep this RUclipsr on my dashboard.

  • @marxman00
    @marxman00 Год назад

    Solar power on floating on sea barges is more efficient ???

  • @richardlongmore9301
    @richardlongmore9301 2 года назад

    That looks a bit tricky

  • @zoeboy1338
    @zoeboy1338 Год назад +1

    How do they not get shocked while repairing underneath water 😮

  • @vladimirshakhov5329
    @vladimirshakhov5329 Год назад +1

    Why is half the video about wind turbines?

  • @relexelumna5360
    @relexelumna5360 Год назад +1

    Now i know how my html and css respond very fast. Cable repairers are HEROES of INTERNET not pewdiepie, mrbiest etc.

  • @fritzfaibil7774
    @fritzfaibil7774 Год назад

    Feel proud as an EEE student

  • @adrianmillard6598
    @adrianmillard6598 Год назад +1

    For a video about repairing cables, I see you spent some time talking about wind power and solar power because why?

  • @loke2363
    @loke2363 Год назад

    How could they repair optical cabling? Once the a link is broken isn’t it already beyond repair because its just glass?

  • @spacebar9476
    @spacebar9476 Год назад

    What happens in case it catches fire under water?

  • @RoadlampManufacturer
    @RoadlampManufacturer Месяц назад

    nice

  • @Jamezy316
    @Jamezy316 Год назад

    Now I know when my internet goes out, its some shark fucking with me

  • @sinhtv92
    @sinhtv92 Год назад

    undersea cable a rather dangerous and complicated job 🤫🤫🤫🤫

  • @limitlessjazz
    @limitlessjazz 4 месяца назад

    I’m a fiber optics splicer and wondering if anyone has any leads to getting employment doing this work. Thx.

  • @chdaniyal4047
    @chdaniyal4047 5 месяцев назад

    i have 13 year experience optical fiber suplicing nd networking

  • @MdSohag-gx3rz
    @MdSohag-gx3rz 2 года назад +2

    Very dangerous

  • @paulj.thaddaios
    @paulj.thaddaios Год назад

    I would be scared of electrocution! Saltwater is a serious electrical conductor! What happens when a connection goes down? Does it get spread out over other routes using a massive router/switch?

    • @RobertoVuela
      @RobertoVuela Год назад

      This is fiber optic, they conduct light, no electricity

    • @syarifairlangga4608
      @syarifairlangga4608 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@RobertoVuelathere are specific area who have electricity for booster right?

  • @str8wick3d
    @str8wick3d Год назад

    cool AF

  • @SKF358
    @SKF358 Год назад

    How do you know what point on the cable is the damage?

    • @obidullarahman9899
      @obidullarahman9899 Год назад +1

      You'll have instruments that send a signal down from the light end and it will tell you how far the distance is where it's damaged. Not a good explanation but a little clue.

  • @dj_kimarley
    @dj_kimarley Год назад +1

    Super informative

  • @jajajaja2624
    @jajajaja2624 Год назад

    That's a expensive repair job.

  • @markot9902
    @markot9902 6 месяцев назад

    That was repairing of undewater copper / power cable.
    I doubt they can splice optic fibers that way

  • @jackwood8307
    @jackwood8307 2 года назад

    👍❤️👍

  • @PrinterWorks97
    @PrinterWorks97 Год назад

    This was just a power generation video in disguise.

  • @hungrynapps
    @hungrynapps Год назад +1

    How do they know the location of the damage?

    • @murphyisadog
      @murphyisadog Год назад +2

      They probably find out what cable it is, and used an underwater drone, or maybe they have some equipment for that? Im not sure.

    • @saidalis3615
      @saidalis3615 Год назад +2

      The location of the damage can be found using a tool called OTDR I study these things

    • @CallMeByMyMatingName
      @CallMeByMyMatingName Год назад +1

      They use Google maps.

    • @SamuelLanghorn
      @SamuelLanghorn Год назад

      @@saidalis3615 did you complete your degree?
      please explain the underlying physical principle of fault detection.

  • @walter5700
    @walter5700 Год назад

    "Electricity power"

  • @jocopowell
    @jocopowell 2 года назад

    Dern sharks messing with my internets.

  • @CJreyiz
    @CJreyiz 9 месяцев назад

    7:53 This is Türkiye

  • @tonnewhite62
    @tonnewhite62 Год назад +2

    I was once an employee of this job
    I remember those days when rolling that giant long cable
    It was not an easy job

    • @i3lackflo
      @i3lackflo Год назад +1

      What do you do now?

    • @dsdouoplos2859
      @dsdouoplos2859 Год назад +1

      What was the pay? Very curious!

    • @tonnewhite62
      @tonnewhite62 Год назад

      @@i3lackflo I'm now on vacation

    • @tonnewhite62
      @tonnewhite62 Год назад

      @@i3lackflo I'm now on vacation

    • @i3lackflo
      @i3lackflo Год назад

      @@tonnewhite62 i mean what job do you do now? "was not an easy job" sounds like you aren't working in this field anymore

  • @shamnajasmin9800
    @shamnajasmin9800 10 месяцев назад

    Any ppt about this ?😐

  • @LovelyQueenLynn
    @LovelyQueenLynn Год назад

    hydro electric is also one of the most dangerous which is why we shouldnt use it

  • @ivanzq21
    @ivanzq21 Год назад

    *sharks think it is a new chewy gum* 😑

  • @rekhadt1680
    @rekhadt1680 Год назад

    👏🙏🙏🙏

  • @ramseyebryant
    @ramseyebryant 11 месяцев назад

    Guess it’s not through satellites

  • @sophiansophian
    @sophiansophian 2 года назад +1

    if you still need cable so satelitte is a joke?

    • @CurmudgeonExtraordinaire
      @CurmudgeonExtraordinaire 2 года назад +3

      Not really... Different mission profiles... Let's say you are in some remote area where there is no phone lines, cable TV lines, cell phone towers. or even line of sight microwave capabilities... For example, a ship that is out at sea... You can still get internet via an internet satellite service provider... You send and receive to the satellite which communicates with it's ground based system, which uses wired connections for the rest of the internet connection and your response goes back up to the satellite and then gets relayed down to you...
      And then there is the fault tolerance / redundancy issue... You wouldn't want all internet connection to a country cut off if a single cable got damaged by a ship's anchor, right? Being able to fall back on a somewhat slower satellite connection would mean that it was just an inconvenience, not a major issue... Just like when you are setting up your house for internet... If you are *serious* about it, you'll wire your house with CAT5/CAT6 twisted pair wiring in addition to having a WAP (wireless access point) (which is usually combined with a router these days).

  • @albertlopez6620
    @albertlopez6620 Год назад

    De todos estos trabajos necesarios olvidense .
    En redes eléctricas , internet , teléfono ......gas agua olvidense olvidense ni trabajador ni materiales

  • @jonnatanfully9870
    @jonnatanfully9870 Год назад +1

    Astronauta conserta o sinal do Wifi
    As cai por terra
    A LOROTA dos satélites
    Quaquaquaquaquaquaquaquá

  • @govindashyamsundar
    @govindashyamsundar 2 года назад

    How much these drivers are paid.

    • @SpencerHHO
      @SpencerHHO 2 года назад +1

      A friend of mine was a dive welder, which is a similar job and he could get paid over 100 000usd for 6 months of work. It varies with risk and technical skill but it's a lot of money.

    • @govindashyamsundar
      @govindashyamsundar 2 года назад

      @@SpencerHHO ok, thankyou. Is there any reputed worshop that train for this work cannu ask ur friend about it

  • @tpolinoonilopt5228
    @tpolinoonilopt5228 Год назад

    I am glad to see projects like this taking place, enough fuel contamination and cancers out there.

  • @alexanderchenf1
    @alexanderchenf1 Год назад

    China just cut Taiwan's two internet cables

  • @gilbertogeraldes
    @gilbertogeraldes Год назад

    A EUROPA SE AFUNDANDO COM SUAS ENERGIAS LIMPAS, ENQUANTO ISSO, PUTIN QUEIMANDO GAZ, OBRIGADO 🤣🤣🤣

  • @canubeleiveit
    @canubeleiveit 5 месяцев назад

    Just use satellites!!!!!!😂😂😂😂

  • @chrismackerdush7728
    @chrismackerdush7728 Год назад

    Will satellite internet make these cables redundant?

  • @Sevenarrowsacademy
    @Sevenarrowsacademy Год назад

    Why would they need to even bother with fiber optic cable with all those supposed satellites up in space. Smh! Can't get passed the dome

    • @alysonsantos4686
      @alysonsantos4686 Год назад +2

      Satellite internet has a higher latency than fiber optic cable, which means there is a delay between sending and receiving data. This can make real-time applications like online gaming and video conferencing more difficult to use. Satellite internet has limited bandwidth, which means that data usage is typically capped and may slow down during peak hours. Fiber optic cable, on the other hand, can provide virtually unlimited bandwidth, allowing for consistent speeds even during high traffic times.

  • @metubeusercom
    @metubeusercom 9 месяцев назад

    There are no freaking satellites floating in space and that is the truth whether you like it or not

  • @TheKirilover
    @TheKirilover Год назад

    the last 4 minutes have nothing to do with cable underwater.

  • @IceFerretStudio
    @IceFerretStudio Год назад

    And then woman ask what do we need men for...

  • @truthrebel1958
    @truthrebel1958 2 года назад +1

    Seems so outdated in 2022.

    • @Jamezy316
      @Jamezy316 Год назад

      wtf are you talking about

  • @propertymanager75
    @propertymanager75 2 года назад

    White sharks would be an issue.

  • @Heyitdave
    @Heyitdave Год назад

    These mfking sharks and stupid shipping captains and they’re anchors r the sole reason why I’m loosing in Valorant 😂

  • @fouadbouyaghroussan6988
    @fouadbouyaghroussan6988 7 месяцев назад

    Salut à tous je suis un technicien fibre optique et je cherche un contrat de travail j'ai 7ans D'expérience merci d'avance