Interesting, China suspected of cutting under sea communications cables. And they happen to have patents on systems to do just that 🙂

https://www.newsweek.com/china-conflict-undersea-cables-cutting-internet-data-subsea-marine-baltic-taiwan-2012396?fbclid=IwY2xjawHyJkJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUCA0vrYAqlo2zfkif00fg5vUiSCGjD4M5WOel9B_wjNruOu7TPRM74_LA_aem_vXbly8JAfg6HTpCeeRAFOw