The Latest Breaking News from the Pacific Ocean

Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training flight after possibly colliding with each other, the country’s defense minister said Sunday. One crew member who had been recovered from the waters was later pronounced dead, while rescuers searched…

Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a nighttime training flight after possibly colliding with each other.

Two navy helicopters crash during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, prompting a search and rescue operation. Details limited, efforts underway to l...

The next solar eclipse will be an annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2024. The 'ring of fire' will be visible across the Pacific Ocean and South America.

The Mexican city of Mazatlán is the first place the total solar eclipse will be visible as it emerges over the Pacific Ocean today, and the weather here is perfect.

The eclipse's trajectory will commence over the Pacific Ocean, making its way through Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, before concluding its journey over the Atlantic Ocean.

Thirty-three people attempting to cross the border into San Diego died in the Pacific Ocean from 2020 to 2023, study shows

After being hunted for decades, humpback whales returned to the Pacific Ocean in big numbers. Now, new technology is revealing that underwater heat waves are taking a toll on that recovery.

Deep Sea Vision says its sonar image equipment spotted an object in the Pacific Ocean that closely resembles the shape and size of Amelia Earhart's aircraft.

In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan -- and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest -- is being revived.

Isabella Aiona Abbott became the authority on algae of the Pacific Ocean. But it all started on the beaches of Hawaii as a young girl — helping her mother gather seaweed to cook traditional Hawaiian food.