02:27 Did you know an estimated 12.7 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean from land each year? World Oceans Day falls on Tuesday, June 8, and we are looking at efforts across
People are brought to shore by a Basarnas rescue operation following a fire on a ferry in North Maluku province, Indonesia, May 29, 2021. /Reuters Search and rescue teams are looking for a per
An overcrowded boat overturns with migrants it carried desperately struggling in waters off the Libyan coast, May 25, 2016. /CFP Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush on Friday met with he
Chinese researchers have disclosed that urban nature exposure has a positive effect on people's mental health.Blue spaces, including waters and wetlands, are thought to
A fishing boat was seized by armed men in waters off Ghana in West Africa, with a Korean captain and four crew members on board, including three Chinese and one Russian, Yonhap reported on Thursday.T
Phoenix Express 2021, the 16th iteration of the North African maritime exercise, will begin Sunday in Tunis, Tunisia, and throughout the Mediterranean Sea, the U.S. Sixth Fleet announced in a stateme
01:18 The Type 054A frigate joined the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet in 2008. The ship has a fully loaded displacement of about 4,000 metric tons and is eq
An "out of control" Chinese rocket has landed in the Indian Ocean, China says.The rocket, called Long March 5B, was launched from Wenchang Space Launch Centre on 29 April to carry Tianhe - the first
China has lodged solemn representations with the U.S. side after a U.S. destroyer continuously conducted close reconnaissance of the normal exercise and training of Chi
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died aged 90, his family has said.Collins was called the "forgotten astronaut" because he stayed aboard the command module as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ma
A China Coast Guard vessel is seen off the coast of Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, September 1, 2020. /CFP The marine law enforcement agencies of China and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
An Iranian tanker was attacked off the Syrian coast Saturday, sparking a fire, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.State news agency SANA quoted the oil ministry as saying t
Indonesian searchers have recovered debris believed to be from submarine KRI Nanggala 402 that was reported missing on Wednesday in waters off Bali, the military chief said Saturday.The deadline for
A Chinese spokesperson on Friday denounced Japan's recent remarks on the Diaoyu Islands and Taiwan as "completely reckless" and "highly irresponsible," urging Japan to reflect on itself and refrain f
Russia scrambled a MiG-31 fighter to escort a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean as it approached the Russian border, Interfax news agency said on Friday, citing the Russian Pacific
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in the background, July 2, 2012. /AP South Korea has released a small portion of Iranian funds in
A search was under way Tuesday for 20 crew members missing in the Philippines after their cargo ship ran aground while seeking shelter from rough waters churned up by a typhoon, the coast guard said.