I'd love some references to back this claim up. I have no idea what it costs to fix an undersea cable, but ships can go for many millions.

It's a different class of vessel than I expect is used in these types of incidents, but I recently read an article about the Coast Guard's purchase of a $125m icebreaker[1].

[1] https://www.propublica.org/article/aiviq-icebreaker-military...