Chinese J-15 fighters conducted “abnormal approaches” to MSDF patrol aircraft over the Pacific Ocean in recent days that risked collisions, the Defense Ministry said.

Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, sediment cores hold secrets that could reshape how scientists predict Earth's climate future. These deep-sea layers capture snapshots of ancient oceans, revealing stories of climate extremes and ecosystem upheaval from millions of years ago.

Unprecedented ocean warming spread through the South-West Pacific in 2024, harming ecosystems and economies. That's according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for six people who were aboard a Cessna 414 aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast on Sunday.

SAN DIEGO — A plane carrying six people crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The crash occurred off the coast of San Diego on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. KNSD said the plane went down near Point Loma. The news station said the plane was owned by Optimal Health Systems, which is an Arizona nutritional supplement company.

Tropical Storm Alvin was located about 670 miles (1,080 kilometers) south-southeast of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.

The aircraft, identified as a Cessna 414, was reported down shortly before 1:00 p.m. Sunday, according to San Diego Fire Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard.

That might be why the story of Oliver Widger, who quit his job to sail across the Pacific Ocean with his cat, Phoenix, has resonated with so many people. The idea of packing up and leaving with just a few belongings – and your feline themselves, of course – can seem like quite a good one sometimes.

The rules for salmon fishing this summer and fall at various points of the Pacific Ocean and Columbia River are complicated, so pay close attention.

First responders were called to the scene on Sunday after reports of a downed aircraft in water near Point Loma. The U.S. Coast Guard says the plane was a Cessna 414, and that six people were aboard at the time of the crash. Tracking from Flightware shows that the plane intended to travel from San Diego to Phoenix.

This is the true story of three men in a boat, and how they ended up spending months adrift in the Pacific ocean with no sail and no engine.