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On my first time out as a commercial fisherman, my boat sank, my captain died, and I was left adrift and alone in the Pacific ...
USS Michael Monsoor is a powerful symbol of the U.S. commitment to a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific, the U.S. Seventh Fleet told Newsweek. The Royal Navy is demonstrating that U.K. defense is ...
Marine biologists hope to find out more about a creature that is vital to a healthy ecosystem and the state’s fishery ...
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These species collectively contribute to what is known as “milky seas,” where plantonic blooms light up the ocean surface, turning it into an otherworldly scene. One of the most commonly observed ...
Early Wednesday morning, two offshore earthquakes struck the southwest Pacific. The first ... 12 kilometers beneath the ocean floor. Shortly after, the USGS recorded a second, stronger quake measuring ...
And it happened unexpectedly fast. If the trend continues, it could encourage the return of La Niña-like conditions in the Pacific Ocean later this year. And if that happens, winds over the ...
A Firefly Aerospace rocket failed to deliver its payload to orbit on Tuesday, creating a cloud of debris in the sky before falling back down toward an ocean crash. Firefly launched its Alpha ...
The remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer encountered a 49-foot-tall “solitary geological feature” while exploring the Pacific seafloor northeast of Kuailhelani on April 22. NOAA Ocean ...
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No injuries were reported. The earthquake was centered in the Pacific Ocean 13 miles northeast of the city of Esmeraldas, and it had a depth of 21.7 miles, according to the United States ...
No injuries were reported. The earthquake was centered in the Pacific Ocean 13 miles (20.9 kilometers) northeast of the city of Esmeraldas, and it had a depth of 21.7 miles (35 kilometers ...