MORE CABLE CUTTING… THIS TIME IT’S NORWAY’S ...

Earlier this year you may recall that I blogged about the concerns of Britain's Royal Navy to protect underwater cables and communications.  Here's that story:

Then there was that strange story of the lost Russian submarine in 2019:

And going even further back, there were those stories of the attacks on California electrical sub-stations, internet cable-cutting in San Francisco (and then Arizona):

And finally, in case you forgot, that strange story of the sabotage of a German underwater observatory from 2019, a story with suspicious resemblances to today's story:

And now once again, we have another case of "someone" cutting similar cables and making off with similar underwater observatories of Norway, according to this story shared by G.B.:

Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut

And like the German underwater observatory disappearance, this one can only be blamed on "someone," but the reasons for "someone" doing such a thing are disclosed in the article:

Undersea sensors off the coast of northern Norway that are able to collect data about passing submarines, among other things, have been knocked out, the country’s state-operated Institute of Marine Research, or IMR, has revealed. The cause of the damage is unknown, but the cables linking the sensor nodes to control stations ashore are said to have been cut and then disappeared. This has raised suspicions about deliberate sabotage, possibly carried out by the Russian government, which definitely has the means to do so.

The IMR, one of the biggest marine research institutes in Europe, described “extensive damage” to the outer areas of the Lofoten-Vesterålen (LoVe) Ocean Observatory, putting the system offline. LoVe, which was only declared fully operational in August 2020, consists of a network of underwater cables and sensors located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, an area of strategic interest for both Norway and Russia.

Norway’s military and the country's national Police Security Service are reportedly investigating what happened to the research surveillance system. LoVe's stated purpose is to use its sensors to monitor the effects of climate change, methane emissions, and fish stocks, providing scientists with a live feed of imagery, sound, and other data.

And unlike the loss of the apparently similar German observatory in 2019, the Norwegian observatory has an admitted surveillance and military aspect:

Of course, the system also monitors submarine activity in the area, so will immediately be of interest to the Russian Navy, in particular. Indeed, data gathered by its sensors is first sent to the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, also known by its Norwegian acronym FFI, before being handed over to the IMR for further study. “FFI is believed to routinely remove traces of any submarine activity in the area before turning over the observatory’s data to IMR so that it only contains fishing, currents, and climate information,” according to a report from Norway’s News in English website.

Notably, the "narrative" here is that the Russians are behind the activity. This makes sense, especially in the ratcheted up geopolitical tensions going on between Russia and Belarus on the one hand, and Poland and the EU on the other. The first thing one would do before a major operation would be to interdict the potential enemy's command, control, and communications, inclusive of the enemy's ability to track and surveille one's own military resources.

But here's my problem with the Russia-is-behind-everything hypothesis (and hence, here's today's high octane speculation): assuming one views these events as connected - from undersea cable-and-observatory cutting and sabotage, to the cutting of land-based internet cables in San Francisco and Arizona a few years ago - then the implication is that one is dealing with a concerted and covert operation. Could the Russians be behind it? Sure. Could the Chinese? Sure.

But so could anyone - including non-state actors - with the resources and technology to do things like use underwater drones to sabotage Norwegian or German underwater observatories and surveillance capabilities. As I pointed out in my blog about the Russian submarine incident, none of the speculations advanced for the loss - from internet cable-cutting to the placement of "doomsday bombs" by the Russians on the ocean floor - really made any sense.

So, for the moment, I am left with yet another piece to what may be a pattern of strange activity being conducted by "someone" to disrupt - at key times and places - the internet and communications and surveillance capabilities of certain nations. Add to this pattern the equally mysterious patterns of chemical plants exploding (and other explosions) in Russia and now, more recently and as-we-speak explosions in China, and we're looking at two basic possibilities (among many others): (1) either we're looking at a covert war between the "west" and "the bad guys" (Russia and China), or (2) someone else is on the stage, and making it look like option (1) is in play, in an attempt to ramp up east-west tensions. Who that may be is anyone's guess, which is why this is a case of You Tell Me...

See you on the flip side...

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Joseph P. Farrell

Joseph P. Farrell has a doctorate in patristics from the University of Oxford, and pursues research in physics, alternative history and science, and "strange stuff". His book The Giza DeathStar, for which the Giza Community is named, was published in the spring of 2002, and was his first venture into "alternative history and science".

1 Comment

  1. best-fiend on November 17, 2021 at 4:27 am

    sounds fishy to me,
    old limey splish splash’n in the briney?



  2. Richard on November 17, 2021 at 1:00 am

    Not one to add a flashpoint to your “high octane speculations” but with dual purposing of industry for military and military for industry each has an entangled private sector involved. There’s one Party of the east by going west that has that strategy down to a fine science. One will yield to the remaining clandestine operations all seem to be engaged in toward their own goals while snooping on the other.

    With weakening magnetospheric conditions continuing, what was thought ‘hardened’ seems to have an unforeseen weakness where electronics are concerned, especially, those outdated electronics. Arcs jumping weakly insulated wiring (or stray energy bursts precisely measured) can easily set off a chain of events in rapid motion. Goes for power line transmission, too. Each major player is likely their own bad guy for neglecting their own hardware and susceptible connectivity.



  3. Laura on November 16, 2021 at 11:43 pm

    guessing. 1. china analyzing the response and work around.
    2. the enemy has infiltrated the cable repair company comms lines.
    3. enemy systems analysis to ensure best method of a sensor takedown if needed by russian or any other sub seeking a undetected course.



  4. anakephalaiosis on November 16, 2021 at 11:20 pm

    According to local fun media, taking odds on the mysterious culprit:

    1. Fishing trawler 19%
    2. Ocean current 1%
    3. Humpback whale 1%
    4. Giant octopus 11%
    5. Russian submarine 68%

    It could also be a tactic of diversion, since many natives, with a grudge and a cable cutter, do want to jump NATO, and send Pope Satan to hell.

    https://www.nrk.no/nordland/mysteriet-pa-havbotnen_-fem-teoriar-for-kva-som-kan-ha-skjedd-1.15723907



  5. johnycomelately on November 16, 2021 at 10:46 pm

    Seems like someone planning a Gulf of Tonkin incident doesn’t want any pesky observers or maybe planning an ‘environment disaster’ with Nordstream.



  6. Jon on November 16, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    Russia doesn’t make sense to me for two reasons.

    One, it would probably be more advantageous for Russia to infiltrate Norway’s IMR and siphon off data that way – not to mention cheaper and would attract less attention.

    Second, if the sensors posed a security threat to Russia, there are likely more discrete ways to deal with it than this, which immediately would draw attention to Russia, defeating the whole purpose of such an op. Developing a form of EM interference which could be used intermittently and mimic some natural or random phenomena would be far more effective, cheaper, and more productive in the long run.

    If Russia just wanted to get their hands on the technology, they could also do that more easily with espionage than outright theft which draws everyone’s attention.

    This kind of attack would be exactly what one would do if a third party wanted to sow seeds of distrust and suspicion.



  7. marcos toledo on November 16, 2021 at 8:03 pm

    Could we add to the usual suspect NAZI International maybe semi-legit corporations in reality a crime syndicate in everything but name?



  8. Robert Barricklow on November 16, 2021 at 8:00 pm

    The Western Press cannot dive into a story w/o blaming the Russkies.
    Next, “they” will work climate change into the storyline; whether it fits, or not.

    Plain & simple.

    Me? I usually look at the Nazi International
    as the usual suspects in most geopolitical shenanigans.
    That they want conflict among nation states.

    And, if one were to look at an imaginative Las Vegas betting line;
    dead last – at odds beyond believable, would be “real” live aliens.

    Now between the Nazis and real aliens are a lot of bets.
    Who wins?
    No telling, as these secrets aren’t coming out in ANY lamestream press.
    And, that’s a only damn sure bet in today’s geopolitical world.



  9. FiatLux on November 16, 2021 at 7:51 pm

    I’d guess covert war between states, with one or more nonstate actors interfering where and when it suits them. The cable-cutting could be sending a message: “Don’t forget we have to ability to cut off your communications / surveillance if we want to…”



  10. Randy on November 16, 2021 at 10:15 am

    Umm thinking John Lennon might’ve ? kinda could’ve ? been right ? ? …there’s nazis in the bathroom, just below the stairs. ( JL Nobody Told Me ) ???. Those gad damn nazis ?? & where the hell is Aqua-man at ? Keeper of the Sea my…. butt?. (in the parlance of out ‘times’ ?



  11. DanaThomas on November 16, 2021 at 5:11 am

    Mynocks gnawing at the cables?



    • KSW on November 16, 2021 at 9:03 am

      It has to be! Or, maybe those pesky aliens with the underwater bases.



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