Incident report · 2026051901
Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS): 1.01× baseline latency
Resolved · 8h 0m
What we measured
| Cable | Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS) |
| Segment | Baie du Tombeau, MU → Umbogintwini, ZA |
| Detected | 2026-05-19 07:01 UTC |
| Resolved | 2026-05-19 15:01 UTC |
| Duration | 8h 0m |
| Observed latency | 65.6 ms |
| Baseline | 65.1 ms · 1.01× |
| Increase | +232% |
| Severity | warning |
Path analysis
Traffic changed route while latency was elevated. A reroute of this kind usually follows a fault somewhere on the original path.
Cross-probe verdict. Our own cross-check concluded this was an operator reroute, not a cable fault. We publish it anyway, labelled as such.
Timeline
- Alert 2026051901: warning — ratio 3.32x
- Alert #122 improving: 1/3 consecutive OK
- Alert #122 improving: 2/3 consecutive OK
- Alert #122 resolved: RTT 65.58ms (baseline 65.05ms), 3 consecutive OK
Detection method
Latency is sampled continuously from our probe network. An alert opens when round-trip time to a monitored endpoint holds above its rolling baseline, and closes automatically once it returns. Full method is described on the methodology page.
How to cite
GeoCables (2026). Incident 2026051901: Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS). https://geocables.com/incident/2026051901
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