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Tuesday 6 June 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# Pacific Ocean

This year
2023
# New Zealand
Enough cocaine to 'service New Zealand for 30 years' found floating in Pacific Ocean
The cocaine is thought to have been dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate.
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Feb 8th 2023, 2:34 PM
All time
# human endurance
A Frenchman has begun his epic attempt to be the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean
Ben Lecomte’s swim between Tokyo and San Francisco will take between six to eight months.
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Jun 5th 2018, 4:33 PM
# laze fumes
Photos: Public warned as molten lava from Hawaii volcano reaches the ocean
One giant lava flow grew to six meters in height and blocked a portion of a motorway.
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May 21st 2018, 9:26 AM
# New Zealand
Seven survivors from missing ferry found drifting in a dinghy on the Pacific Ocean
Six adults and a baby were on board the dinghy.
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Jan 28th 2018, 5:30 PM
# Pacific Ocean
Two women who claim they were lost at sea for five months didn't activate their rescue beacon
Doubts have been raised about their story.
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Oct 31st 2017, 4:12 PM
# Pacific Ocean
US sailors and two dogs rescued after five months lost at sea
Jennifer Appel Tasha Fuiaba’s sailboat engine broke on 30 May and they have been stranded at sea since.
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Oct 27th 2017, 10:12 AM
# Cast Away
Two men washed up on uninhabited Pacific island saved after writing 'SOS' in the sand
The men were stranded for about 8 days.
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Aug 27th 2016, 3:02 PM
# Climate Change
The 'pause' in global warming could last another 10 years
… however things will start heating up rapidly after that.
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Aug 22nd 2014, 6:22 PM
# under the sea
A superfast internet cable is going to be built under the Pacific Ocean
The cable, which will deliver speeds of up to 60Tb/s and is being backed by six companies including Google, will be ready around mid-2016.
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Aug 12th 2014, 2:47 PM
# Interview
'The worst part of my epic 45-day Pacific Ocean excursion? When the iPods stopped working'
Dubliner Philip Cavanagh recently became the first Irishman ever to row the 2,000-plus miles journey.
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Aug 2nd 2014, 8:00 AM
# Interview
'It’s disgusting! We’ve gone 17 days without a shower'
Irishman Philip Cavanagh chats to TheScore.ie while rowing a 2,100-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean.
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Jun 29th 2014, 10:00 AM
# Challenge
Interview: The Irishwoman set to be part of the first all-female four to row across the Pacific Ocean
Aoife Ní Mhaoileoin, a doctor from Dublin, is preparing to undertake an intensive 2,400 mile-journey from California to Hawaii.
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Mar 29th 2014, 10:00 AM
# Ambition
Meet the man attempting to become the first Irish person to row 2,100 miles across the Pacific Ocean
Philip Cavanagh is hoping to raise €100,000 as part of the challenge, which will involve roughly four weeks of continuous rowing.
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Nov 17th 2013, 12:00 PM
# Japan
Six Fukushima workers doused with radioactive water
Tons of highly toxic water spilled out when workers removed the wrong pipe during works.
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Oct 9th 2013, 9:58 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know at the start of this Bank Holiday Monday.
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Mar 18th 2013, 9:01 AM
# Earthquake
Five dead as 8.0 quake off Solomons sparks Pacific tsunami
Latest reports suggest that between 60 to 70 homes have been damaged by waves crashing into at least four villages on Santa Cruz Islands.
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Feb 6th 2013, 8:16 AM
# Earthquake
7.7 magnitude quake hits off Alaska, triggers local tsunami
Homes nearby were shaken but there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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Jan 5th 2013, 11:20 AM
# got the power
These islands are first to be powered by solar energy alone
Tokelau islands in the Pacific have population of 1,500 and were using 2,000 barrels of diesel a year to power generators.
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Nov 25th 2012, 11:00 AM
# Castaway
Fisherman sues cruise ship that sailed past stranded vessel
The Panamanian fisherman watched his two companions die after a US cruise liner sailed past their distressed vessel in the middle of the Pacific and failed to stop.
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May 14th 2012, 10:27 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Sep 7th 2011, 4:45 PM
# Kiribati
Kiribati president suggests 'floating island' contingency plan
The president of the Pacific island says the plan might sound like science fiction, but insists every option should be explored as the sea level rises and threatens Kiribati residents.
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Sep 7th 2011, 11:37 AM
# Earthquake
Strong earthquake hits islands in Pacific
No damage or casualties yet reported in 7.5-magnitude quake in ‘Ring of Fire’ region.
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Aug 20th 2011, 7:31 PM
# Japan
Japan's meteorological agency says winds will carry radiation to sea
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Mar 13th 2011, 3:24 PM
# Tsunami warning
Thousands evacuated from Russian coastline after tsunami warning
Some 11,000 people have been evacuated from the Pacific islands by the Russian authorities in anticipation of a tsunami.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:47 AM