Incident report · 2026061601
West Africa Cable System (WACS): 0.57× baseline latency
Resolved · 59m
What we measured
| Cable | West Africa Cable System (WACS) |
| Segment | Minsk, BY → Seixal, PT |
| Detected | 2026-06-16 16:31 UTC |
| Resolved | 2026-06-16 17:31 UTC |
| Duration | 59m |
| Observed latency | 94.1 ms |
| Baseline | 165.1 ms · 0.57× |
| Increase | +237% |
| Severity | warning |
Path analysis
Traffic changed route and the original path stopped responding. This is the pattern a real cable break produces.
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 2026061601: warning — ratio 3.37x
- Alert #135 resolved: RTT 94.07ms (baseline 165.14ms), 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 2026061601: West Africa Cable System (WACS). https://geocables.com/incident/2026061601
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