Trawler owners face €345,000 bill for damage to Virgin’s undersea fibre-optic cable

Trawler owners face €345,000 bill for damage to Virgin’s undersea fibre-optic cable

A company in the Virgin Media group can pursue the owners of a fishing trawler for over €345,000 in relation to damage the vessel caused to an undersea fibre-optic cable providing internet and telephone connection between Ireland and Britain, the High Court has ruled.

Owners of Fishing Trawler Ordered to Pay Virgin Media £346k Over Cable Break UPDATE

The High Court of Ireland has ruled that the owners of an Irish-registered fishing trawler, MV The Lida Suzanna, should pay the wholesale division of broadband provider Virgin Media some $397,514 (£346k) to cover the cost of repairing a key undersea fibre cable that runs between the UK and Ireland. The 218.7km long cable in question is Sirius South, which was originally deployed in 1998 by NTL (they later became part of Virgin Media after the me…

High Court Rules Wexford Trawler Owners Must Pay for Damage to Virgin Media Undersea Cable

A Wexford-based trawler company has been ordered by the High Court to pay more than €345,000 to Virgin Media Wholesale Limited after damaging a fibre-optic cable that provides vital internet and phone links between Ireland and the UK. The case relates to an incident in January 2015, when the Lida Suzanna—a scallop fishing vessel—was dredging […] The post High Court Rules Wexford Trawler Owners Must Pay for Damage to Virgin Media Undersea Cable a…