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A Pan American Airways (Pan Am) aircraft. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Historic Pan Am crash wreckage discovered 74 years after sinking in US

July 24, 2026 5:04 pm

The aircraft was located 2,000ft (610m) below sea level off Puerto Rico using a sonar-equipped drone during an expedition.

The sea has a seat at the table

July 15, 2026 11:44 pm

An institution most dedicated to studying the sea has recognised that expertise alone is not enough: Scientists can explain what is happening beneath the waves, but they cannot always ensure that institutional decisions reflect the long-term health of waters.

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OceanGate's Titan submersible implosion caused by engineering flaws, poor testing: Final report

June 22, 2026 3:08 pm

Titan was a deep-sea tourist submersible designed to take paying passengers and researchers to the wreck of the RMS Titanic, which lies about 3,800 metres below the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean.

Hantavirus scare widens: New suspected case linked to doomed MV Hondius cruise

May 08, 2026 4:53 pm

Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius intensifies as authorities trace cruise passengers and monitor suspected infections linked to the remote island stop.

A boat beside cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by Hantavirus, anchored off Cape Verde port, on the day sick passengers were evacuated by boat from the cruise ship, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, in this screengrab obtained from a video, May 5, 2026. (REUTERS)

3 dead, 150 stranded: Inside the luxury Atlantic cruise facing a rare ‘human-to-human’ Hantavirus outbreak

May 06, 2026 6:15 pm

Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius has killed three passengers, with WHO probing suspected human-to-human transmission and quarantine measures underway.

Tropical Storm Humberto forms in Atlantic as Hurricane Gabrielle takes aim at Azores

September 25, 2025 7:17 am

In the Northern Atlantic, Gabrielle was centered about 1,010 miles (1,625 kilometers) west of the Azores on Wednesday afternoon.

This parrot-like bird is an excellent swimmer. All about 'Atlantic Puffin' and its quirks

September 14, 2025 10:58 am

If you spot the colourful bird in winter, you will find the beak turning dull grey, while in spring, it is a vibrant orange.

Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas cruise ship tilts amid Atlantic Ocean (Image source: @FearedBuck/X)

Watch: Royal Caribbean cruise ship tilts in Atlantic Ocean; chilling video of passengers running for safety goes viral

November 13, 2024 11:19 am

The viral video shows passengers struggling to balance the moment the ship is titled.

Deceased Oceangate CEO, which operated Titan, put profits over safety: Ex-employee

September 18, 2024 2:52 am

CEO Rush of Oceangate was leading the Titan with four others on board in June 2023 when it imploded during a diving tour of Titanic at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean.