The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that the Canadian vessel Horizon Arctic deployed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) “that has reached the sea floor and began its search” for the missing OceanGate Titan submarine. It is the first time during the search
When hundreds of birds were found dead along Mexico’s Pacific coast earlier this year, experts immediately suspected avian flu. But the government said Thursday that the warming Pacific ocean currents associated with El Niño, not bird flu, were responsible for the mass
Friends of a teenager who leaped into the Atlantic Ocean from a party boat off the Bahamas and vanished fear he has been attacked and killed by a shark. The incident happened during a booze-cruise when it appeared the 18-year-old jumped into
Several ships and aircraft searched Wednesday for 39 people reported missing after a Chinese fishing boat capsized in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the accident happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday. The report said the crew includes
Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations discussed regional economic growth, cooperation and security at the Indian Ocean Conference in Bangladesh on Friday as the Indo-Pacific grows in importance amid changes in the world order. Government officials and experts discussed the Russia-Ukraine war
Tourists and locals received an unexpected surprise last week when they stumbled upon a massive alligator swimming along the shore of the Alabama coast. Matt Harvill and his girlfriend spotted the large reptile inches from Dauphin Island, Harvill said. The two had
A new ocean could form in the distant future after a split continues to form in Africa, according to researchers. “This is the only place on Earth where you can study how a continental rift becomes an oceanic rift,” Christopher Moore, a
An ongoing row between the European Union and coastal Indian Ocean nations over sustainable tuna fishing continues to simmer after a resolution in early February temporarily banned the use of destructive driftnets despite opposition from the European bloc. Civil society organizations sent
More than $300 million worth of cocaine has been found floating in a net in the Pacific Ocean. New Zealand Police said Wednesday that the discovery of the 3.2 tons of drugs – which is believed to have been destined for Australia
The white balloon, described as 200 feet tall and potentially containing explosives, was shot down over the weekend.