You know fixes like this should be documented by local media houses. (think "World's Toughest Fixes" on NatGeo)
@James, come on now, you know our local media houses have more important things to cover than sending some reporter and camera on some ship... like covering what politician A said in response to rumour 1, and how politician B responded to A, possibly by "...its a political conspiracy" etc etc etc
However, I think one Larry Madowo would be in a better position to cover a cable repair, given his appetite for tech matters on his daily lunchtime show...