News: Pacific Ocean

We have started to collect the most important news related to Pacific Ocean in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Pacific Ocean – overview

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• April 30th 2013 – August 10th 2012
• June 11th 2012 – December 6th 2011
• December 6th 2011 – January 17th 2011
• December 21st 2010 – August 22nd 2006
• March 24th 2006

Pacific Ocean: news

Peru balloon crash pilot found dead

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 18:17
related countries: Peru

Peru says a body found in the Pacific Ocean is that of pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed on Sunday, while another man is still missing.
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Peru hot air balloon crashes in sea

Monday, April 29th 2013, 1:33

Two Peruvians are missing after their hot air balloon fell into the Pacific Ocean, say authorities - but five have been rescued.
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Bolivia takes sea dispute to court

Wednesday, April 24th 2013, 16:00
related countries: Bolivia, Chile

Bolivia is taking Chile to the International Court of Justice to reclaim access to the Pacific Ocean it lost in a war more than 100 years ago.
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VIDEO: Bolivia to file sea access suit

Sunday, March 24th 2013, 9:15
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivian President Evo Morales has pledged to file a suit at the International Court of Justice to reclaim access to the Pacific Ocean.
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Deepest ocean 'teems with microbes'

Monday, March 18th 2013, 1:39

The deepest place in the ocean - the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean - is teeming with microscopic organisms, scientists find.
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Russian rocket sea launch fails

Friday, February 1st 2013, 9:07
related countries: Russia, United States

A Russian Zenit rocket carrying a US-made telecommunications satellite falls into the Pacific Ocean shortly after its launch.
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Swimming robot reaches Australia

Wednesday, December 5th 2012, 15:27
related countries: Australia

A marine robot has completed a record-breaking 9,000 nautical mile (16,668km) trip across the Pacific Ocean.
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UK man awaits ocean yacht rescue

Thursday, November 8th 2012, 8:31
related countries: New Zealand, United Kingdom

A British man and a woman from New Zealand are waiting to be rescued after their yacht rolled in the Pacific Ocean, rescue authorities say.
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Hypersonic jet in new test flight

Wednesday, August 15th 2012, 6:20

Hypersonic jet Waverider undergoes a test flight aiming to reach Mach 6, more than 4,300mph, with results expected to be released in the coming hours.
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Vast volcanic 'raft' in Pacific

Friday, August 10th 2012, 13:15
related countries: New Zealand

A vast "raft" of buoyant volcanic rocks covering 10,000 sq miles (26,000 sq km) of the Pacific Ocean is spotted by a New Zealand military aircraft.
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April 30th 2013 – August 10th 2012June 11th 2012 – December 6th 2011December 6th 2011 – January 17th 2011December 21st 2010 – August 22nd 2006March 24th 2006