MV Peter Faber explained

The MV Peter Faber is a French cable-laying vessel.[1] [2] In the Fall of 2008 the Peter Faber will be laying a telecommunication cable connecting Newfoundland, Greenland and Iceland.The Peter Faber made a relatively uncommontransit through the Northwest Passage to travel from its previous assignment in the Pacific Ocean.

There have been three vessels named the Peter Faber that have laid cable in the Arctic.[3] The first was launched in 1913, the second in 1962, and the most recent in 1981.

References

  1. News: Capers and Capabilities — While Canadian Leaders talk about Arctic Sovereignty, Vessels from other Nations Cut Through Arctic Waters . . 2008-08-29 . 2008-09-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081004055416/http://www.casr.ca/as-arctic-sovereignty-capabilities-1.htm . 2008-10-04.
  2. News: Submarine cable operators hunt for new routes to counter congestion, political turmoil: South Atlantic, Northwest Passage become viable options. Fierce Telecom. Samantha Bookman. 2013-04-18. The cable-laying ship Peter Faber plies the waters of Canada's Lancaster Sound..
  3. News: History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications: from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network. Atlantic Cable. Bill Glover, Bill Burns. 2013.

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