Splicing have begun on the north end of the cable, however services are not expected to recover until splicing on the south end beings.
Preparations are underway on both ends of the cable. Additionally crews are changing over to an evening crew to relieve the existing crew and handing off. Teams expect to start seeing some circuits recover around 6PM - 7PM.
Technician ETA: on-site
Estimated Time To Restore: Gradual recovery starting around 6PM with a full Restoration on Aug 20th at 12:00 PM
Next update: 7:00 PM ET or sooner should a major change in status occur