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Dozens of swimmers are facing prison time for the alleged harassment of spinner dolphins. Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources announced the probe in a Tuesday press release, which was accompanied by drone footage of the purported March 26 crime. The agency said the video and photographs captured 33 individuals swimming off Hōnaunau Bay, as they were “aggressively […]
A miles-long glob of seaweed is propelling itself toward Florida’s Gulf Coast and is expected to hit the state’s shorelines in the next few days. Per local outlets, the mass, known as the great Atlantic Sargassum belt, is a 5,000-mile-long glob of seaweed that has been floating harmlessly across the Atlantic Ocean. While at sea, the seaweed served as […]
Earth is headed toward unrecognizable changes. According to researchers at Curtin University in Australia and Peking University in China, the world will experience a geological reconfiguration caused by the Pacific Ocean’s inevitable disappearance. The study, published by the National Science Review, highlights the fact that the globe’s oldest and largest ocean began shrinking during the dinosaur era, and continues to lose a few centimeters […]
A beloved walrus was euthanized on Sunday morning after the Norwegian government determined the 1,320-pound mammal posed a risk to humans, CNN reports. As reported by CNN, the news arrives after Norwegian officials warned the public to stay away from the walrus, named Freya, who became a national attraction in recent months as she traveled the country’s coastline, climbing […]
Tom Ford reminds us that sustainability can also be luxurious. On Wednesday, the American fashion label officially released its N.004 Timepiece, marking the third installment of its Ocean Plastic Timepieces series. The Swiss-crafted design features a minimal 27mm x 48.5mm case with a stainless steel caseback plated in PVD. It also comes with the signature Tom Ford braided strap made […]
A wedding reception in Hawaii got hit by a “historic” swell that brought large waves to various parts of the island over the weekend. Footage of the incident, which took place on Saturday at the Hulihe’e Palace in Kailua-Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island, captures the moment a massive wave dismantled the wedding party’s set-up of tables […]
The United States Coast Guard is searching for a man who jumped overboard on a Carnival cruise headed for Florida. TMZ reports the vessel was on its last leg of the voyage between Grand Turk to Port Canaveral, which is east of Orlando, Florida, when the man went overboard. A passenger told the outlet that she was […]
Wildlife officials have launched an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a bottlenose dolphin. According to WSVN, the female mammal was found washed ashore last month on Fort Myers Beach in Florida. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration conducted a necropsy shortly after, and found the dolphin had been impaled in with a spear-like object right above its right […]
NASA announced in a press release that once the International Space Station concludes its three decades of service at the end of 2030, it will head off to greener pastures by crashing into an area known as Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean. The Biden Administration committed late last year to extend ISS operations through 2030 before […]
The French adventurer, Jean-Jacques Savin has passed away while trying to row across the Atlantic Ocean by himself. He was 75 years old. His team issued a statement via Facebook, writing, “It is with great sadness that we have just learned of the death of our friend Jean-Jacques,” his support team said in a post […]
