Like your internet? Thank the crews who repair the deep sea cables that make it work. Excellent piece: "In the family tree of professions, submarine cable work occupies a lonely branch somewhere between heavy construction and neurosurgery. It’s precision engineering on a shifting sea using heavy metal hooks and high-tension lines that, if they snap, can cut a person in half."

The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat

The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat

How one crew risked radiation, storms, and currents to save Japan from digital isolation.

theverge.com

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