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Royal Navy to expand patrols in Pacific Ocean, Starmer announces

The Royal Navy will expand its presence in the Pacific Ocean, Sir Keir Starmer has said, in a move to counter China’s growing influence. The Prime Minister has laid out plans for a greater naval presence in the Pacific as he prepares to end his ...

26 Oct 2024 at 00:01

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Fire damages Easter Island statues

A fire that ripped through part of Chile’s Easter Island has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai. The high temperature of the forest fire accelerated the process through which the stone carvings ...

08 Oct 2022 at 20:49

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Fukushima N-plant set to start releasing treated radioactive water into Pacific

Japan is to start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday – a controversial step which the government says is essential for the decades of ...

22 Aug 2023 at 09:21

Researchers ‘confident’ they have found James Cook’s ship after two centuries

The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) is “confident” they have found the final resting place of the research vessel used by British explorer Captain James Cook. On Thursday, the chief executive of the ANMM Kevin Sumption said ...

03 Feb 2022 at 05:25

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Qantas plane lands safely in Sydney after issuing mayday call over Pacific

A Qantas flight traveling from New Zealand to Sydney landed safely after it issued a mayday call following an engine problem over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. Qantas Flight 144 landed at Sydney Airport from Auckland, New Zealand, ...

18 Jan 2023 at 06:22

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World’s oldest known wild bird lays an egg – her 60th – at the age of 74

The oldest known wild bird has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74 – her first in four years – US wildlife officials have said. The large seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife ...

06 Dec 2024 at 22:53

Deep sea mining could threaten whales and dolphins, scientists warn

The loud noise made by deep sea mining could pose a grave danger to whales and other sea creatures that use sound to communicate, scientists have said. In a new report from the University of Exeter and Greenpeace, researchers ...

14 Feb 2023 at 07:00

Extinct giant salmon ‘used tusk-like tooth for fighting and not catching prey’

A giant salmon species that swam the Pacific Ocean millions of years ago may have used its tusk-like teeth for fighting rather than catching prey, according to scientists. Oncorhynchus rastrosus is thought to be among the ...

24 Apr 2024 at 19:00

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One dead, seven missing after two Japanese navy helicopters crash in Pacific

Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a night-time training flight after possibly colliding with each other, the country’s defence minister said on ...

21 Apr 2024 at 12:20

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Australian Navy rescues rower as Pacific crossing hit by cyclone

An Australian warship has rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who encountered a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California. Aurimas Mockus was taken aboard Royal Australian Navy landing ...

03 Mar 2025 at 06:25

Triple amputee begins world-first solo and unsupported sail across Pacific

A veteran who lost both legs and his left arm serving in Afghanistan has begun his challenge to become the first triple amputee to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean. Craig Wood, from Doncaster in South Yorkshire, ...

25 Mar 2025 at 20:07

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Two dead and thousands left without power after tropical storm lashes Japan

A tropical storm that left two people dead, more than 100 injured and thousands without power across Japan has moved into the Pacific Ocean. New damage was reported in southern Japan, where Typhoon Nanmadol hit ...

20 Sept 2022 at 05:35

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