Workers gather near an oil spill boom in the hope to block oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Workers install equipment in the hope to block oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Tourists walk past oil spill booms along Mae Ramphueng beach following a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast in Rayong province, Thailand, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Workers carry oil spill booms in the hope to block oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A person is pictured at Mae Ramphueng beach following oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

People work in the hope to block oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

People work in the hope to block oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

People work in the hope to block oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A worker communicates with a boat standing next to an oil spill boom in the hope to block oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

People work in the hope to block oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

People work in the hope to block oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Cutaway of a submarine data cable with annotations of the parts. 

Diagrams showing how undersea fibre optic cables are repaired. 

Drifting pumice stones, apparently from the eruption of an undersea volcano, are seen on the sea through the window of a commercial flight off the southern island of Okinawa, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, October 27, 2021. Picture taken October 27, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato 

The building blocks of the undersea infrastructure are being decimated by a mysterious plague. And no one is sure how to stop it. embed code and instructions: https://reut.rs/2lSdmU9 

A Pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindricus) showing a small amount of tissue loss caused by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) stands near the University of the Virgin Islands campus in St Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, May 17, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 

The building blocks of the undersea infrastructure are being decimated by a mysterious plague. And no one is sure how to stop it. 

The building blocks of the undersea infrastructure are being decimated by a mysterious plague. And no one is sure how to stop it. 

The building blocks of the undersea infrastructure are being decimated by a mysterious plague. And no one is sure how to stop it. embed code and instructions: https://reut.rs/2lSdmU9 

A fisherman holds a banner reading "No to drilling Adriatic Sea" during a protest against undersea oil exploration in the Adriatic Sea in Bar, Montenegro, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

Montenegrin fisherman passes by his nets ahead of a protest against undersea oil exploration in the Adriatic Sea in Bar, Montenegro, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

Fishing boats are seen at the port of Bar ahead of a protest against undersea oil exploration in the Adriatic Sea in Bar, Montenegro, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

A fisherman repairs his net while environmental activists protest against undersea oil exploration in the Adriatic Sea in Bar, Montenegro, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

Environmental activist shouts slogans from a fishing boat during a protest against undersea oil exploration in the Adriatic Sea in Bar, Montenegro, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

Fishermen hold a banner during a protest against undersea oil exploration in the Adriatic Sea in Bar, Montenegro, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

Fishermen hold a banner reading "SOS for Adriatic Sea" during a protest against undersea oil exploration in the Adriatic Sea in Bar, Montenegro, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

A fisherman holds a banner during a protest against undersea oil exploration in the Adriatic Sea in Bar, Montenegro, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

Environmental activists and fishermen protest against undersea oil exploration in the Adriatic Sea in Bar, Montenegro, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

Environmental activist walks past a banner reading "Stop drilling Adriatic" ahead of a protest against undersea oil exploration in the Adriatic Sea, in Bar, Montenegro, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

Fish swim in the sea of Sidon, Lebanon November 2, 2018. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho 

A destroyed car is seen at the bottom of the sea off the beach of Legrena, near Athens, Greece, October 21, 2018. Picture taken October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

A destroyed car is seen at the bottom of the sea off the beach of Legrena, near Athens, Greece, October 21, 2018. Picture taken October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

A destroyed engine is seen at the bottom of the sea off the beach of Legrena, near Athens, Greece, October 21, 2018. Picture taken October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

A destroyed car is seen at the bottom of the sea off the beach of Legrena, near Athens, Greece, October 21, 2018. Picture taken October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

A destroyed car is seen at the bottom of the sea off the beach of Legrena, near Athens, Greece, October 21, 2018. Picture taken October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

A man swims underwater as warm autumn weather continues in Marseille, France, October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier 

A beluga whale breeches near a buoy on the River Thames near Gravesend east of London, Britain, September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A sponge is seen at the bottom of the Adriatic sea of the island Mljet, Croatia, May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

Knife is seen at the bottom of the Adriatic sea in National Park Kornati, Croatia, May 11, 2018. Picture taken May 11, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

A ball for volleyball is seen at the bottom of Adriatic sea of the island Mljet, Croatia, May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

A plastic bottle is seen floating in an Adriatic sea of the island Mljet, Croatia, May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

A wheel is seen at the bottom of the Adriatic sea off the island of Ugljan, Croatia, May 19, 2018. Picture taken May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

A boot is seen at the bottom of the Adriatic sea of the island Mljet, Croatia, May 29, 2018. Picture taken May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

Plastic is seen floating in the Adriatic sea in National Park Kornati, Croatia, May 11, 2018. Picture taken May 11, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

TV-set is seen at the bottom of the Adriatic sea in National Park Kornati, Croatia, May 12, 2018. Picture taken May 12, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

A plastic bottle is seen floating in an Adriatic sea of the island Mljet, Croatia, May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

A boot is seen at the bottom of the Adriatic sea of the island Mljet, Croatia, May 29, 2018. Picture taken May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

TV-set is seen at the bottom of the Adriatic sea in National Park Kornati, Croatia, May 12, 2018. Picture taken May 12, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

A ball for volleyball is seen at the bottom of Adriatic sea of the island Mljet, Croatia, May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

A sponge is seen at the bottom of the Adriatic sea of the island Mljet, Croatia, May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

A wheel is seen at the bottom of the Adriatic sea off the island of Ugljan, Croatia, May 19, 2018. Picture taken May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

Knife is seen at the bottom of the Adriatic sea in National Park Kornati, Croatia, May 11, 2018. Picture taken May 11, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

Plastic is seen floating in the Adriatic sea in National Park Kornati, Croatia, May 11, 2018. Picture taken May 11, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

A jellyfish swims off the island of Salamina, Greece, August 23, 2018. Picture taken August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

A jellyfish swims off the island of Salamina, Greece, August 23, 2018. Picture taken August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

An octopus is seen at the bottom of the sea off the island of Sifnos, Greece, August 14, 2018. Picture taken August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

A shoal of fish is seen off the island of Salamina, Greece, August 23, 2018. Picture taken August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas