Dwinger

Formentera was cut off from the world wide web on June 16, 2013, after the anchoring yacht "Dwinger" damaged the fiber glass cable. Ship and crew are currently in the port of Torrevieja and may actually not leave. Further investigations of the Port Authority will now show whether it was the fault of the crew, that the cable of the telephone company Telefonica, which connects Ibiza with Formentera, has been damaged. It was already clear that the seven-member crew threw the anchor in an area where it was strictly prohibited. The damaged area is just over a mile from the coast and has a water depth of 20 to 30 meters. Telefónica and a team of technicians, which had to come from Dénia were working on the solution of the problem. On June 19 about 20 percent of internet users were connected again thanks to a wireless connection is surfing the net. The company anticipates that the damage would be fixed in the course of the day. The lack of internet has caused a standstill of the island's economy, because with the exception of Crédito Balear and La Caixa, which have their own systems, not even the ATM operated. . In addition, customers could not pay with credit cards and online hotel bookings incurred could not be confirmed.