Ocean

Wreckage of Pan Am plane found in ocean 74 years after crash off Puerto Rico:

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Searchers have found the wreckage from a Pan Am flight that plunged into the ocean off Puerto Rico in 1952, an accident that killed 52 and led to requirements for the passenger safety briefings given on every commercial flight. The New York-bound plane, the Clipper Endeavor, made a hard landing after losing engine power shortly … Read more

Tropical storm Douglas forms in Pacific Ocean, no threat to land: Hurricane center

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MIAMI — Tropical Storm Douglas formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land. Douglas was located about 1,220 miles (1,960 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 … Read more

Ocean surface temperatures hit record high as world enters ‘uncharted territory,’ scientists warn

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According to Copernicus Climate Change Service and the Copernicus Marine Service, global ocean temperatures outside the polar regions hit record levels on June 21, surpassing levels for the time of the year observed in both 2023 and 2024. The Copernicus Climate Change Service said temperatures reached 20.86 degrees Celsius, or 69.54 degrees Fahrenheit, that day, … Read more

US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the Pacific Ocean

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has conduced another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack — which now number at more than 60 — brings the … Read more

US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing three people, as the Trump administration wages a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military … Read more

US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 1, leaves 2 survivors in the eastern Pacific Ocean

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The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing one man and leaving two survivors, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the … Read more

Lawmakers fight to stop administration dismantling $386M ocean observatory project

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SEATTLE — A group of Democratic senators and one Republican, as well as two Democratic House committees, sent letters Monday to the National Science Foundation asking it to reverse course on its plan to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network, with House lawmakers going further and accusing the agency of acting illegally. The Ocean Observatories … Read more

Search expands for a teenage girl swept into the ocean in Southern California

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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — The search for a teenage girl swept away by a big wave while walking on a Southern California beach expanded Wednesday as high surf kept battering the coast. The girl, her mom and brother were walking along the sand at Treasure Island Beach in the city of Laguna Beach Tuesday evening … Read more