The following animation downloaded from Alcatel explains briefly how submarine cables are repaired, and it is no easy feat when you consider rough seas and bad weather.

Unfortunately, a lot of people obviously thought this could be fixed with the snap of their fingers, and expect it to be fixed quickly. So please, don’t be one of those fags and just live with the current World Wide Wait. Just wait patiently for the ships to get to the affected areas and get the cables fixed at the meantime.