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in operation from 1974 to 1992. | in operation from 1974 to 1992. | ||
It could carry 1,840 simultaneous telephone calls | It could carry 1,840 simultaneous telephone calls | ||
between [[Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia|Beaver Harbour]], [[Nova Scotia]] and England. The parties involved were [[Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corporation]] (now [[Teleglobe]]) and the British [[General Post Office]]. The cable was rerouted to [[Sable Island]] and renamed SITIFOG 2000 for a period, and was eventually decommissioned.<ref>{{cite web |last=Glover |first=Bill |title=History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications — Atlantic Cables: 1856-2018 |publisher=History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications |date=5 March 2019 |url=https://atlantic-cable.com/Cables/CableTimeLine/atlantic.htm |access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> | between [[Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia|Beaver Harbour]], [[Nova Scotia]] and England. The parties involved were [[Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corporation]] (now [[Teleglobe]]) and the British [[General Post Office]]. The cable was rerouted to [[Sable Island]] and renamed SITIFOG 2000 for a period, and was eventually decommissioned.<ref>{{cite web |last=Glover |first=Bill |title=History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications — Atlantic Cables: 1856-2018 |publisher=History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications |date=5 March 2019 |url=https://atlantic-cable.com/Cables/CableTimeLine/atlantic.htm |access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> | ||
The work on the U.K. end of the cable involved an accident in which [[Pisces-class deep submergence vehicle# | The work on the U.K. end of the cable involved an accident in which [[Pisces-class deep submergence vehicle#1973 Pisces III rescue|''Pisces III'']], engaged in repeater burial of the newly laid cable on the shelf off Ireland, sank. The submersible sank in {{cvt|1575|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} of water and was recovered with the crew safe after 76 hours.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Pass |first=H. |title=The Sinking and Rescue of ''Pisces III'' |journal=The Seventh Undersea Medical Society Workshop — Medical Aspects of Small Submersible Operations 19—20 November 1974 |pages=II-11 |publisher=Undersea Medical Society |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a018474.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202155409/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a018474.pdf |url-status=live |archive-date=February 2, 2020 |access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Scott |first=David |year=1974 |title= Way Out Machines Lay New High-Traffic Cable |journal=[[Popular Science]] |volume=204 |issue=1 |pages=82–85|publisher=Times Mirror Magazines |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1X1hL2LFT0AC&pg=PA82 |access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:10, 17 October 2025
Template:Short description CANTAT-2 was the second Canadian transatlantic telephone cable, in operation from 1974 to 1992. It could carry 1,840 simultaneous telephone calls between Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia and England. The parties involved were Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corporation (now Teleglobe) and the British General Post Office. The cable was rerouted to Sable Island and renamed SITIFOG 2000 for a period, and was eventually decommissioned.[1]
The work on the U.K. end of the cable involved an accident in which Pisces III, engaged in repeater burial of the newly laid cable on the shelf off Ireland, sank. The submersible sank in Template:Cvt of water and was recovered with the crew safe after 76 hours.[2][3]
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- Submarine communications cables in the North Atlantic Ocean
- Transatlantic communications cables
- BT Group buildings and structures
- 1992 disestablishments in Nova Scotia
- Infrastructure completed in 1974
- Canada–United Kingdom relations
- 1992 disestablishments in England
- 1974 establishments in England
- 1974 establishments in Nova Scotia
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