Submarine cable is labeled Apricot-S6 and links to Toucheng

Captain admits to ordering anchor drop but denies deliberate damage

Ship captain refuses to disclose who ordered him to cut the cable

He is remanded in custody and held incommunicado by Tainan court

Fears cargo ship linked to China is involved in undersea cable sabotage

Cause of disconnection said to be ‘natural degradation’

Chinese ship registered as 'Shun Xing 39' in Cameroon and 'Xing Shun 39' in Tanzania

Southeast Asia-Japan Cable 2 connecting Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore delayed for over a year

Whether cables were intentionally sabotaged is still unknown