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The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America and became the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing. An operation was underway in US territorial waters to recover debris from the balloon, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brazil sinks rusting old aircraft carrier in the Atlantic

Brazil sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off its northeast coast, the Brazilian Navy said, despite warnings from environmentalists that the rusting 1960s French-built ship would pollute the sea and the marine food chain.

Reuters

Greenpeace activist from Girvan spearheads climate change protest on board massive Shell oil platform in the Atlantic Ocean

Climbing specialist and Greenpeace activist, Imogen Michel, led a team of four onto the giant oil platform on Tuesday - and they plan to stage their protest for as long as possible.

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Russian warship simulates hypersonic missile strike in the Atlantic Ocean

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the development of hypersonic missiles back in 2019

The Independent UK

Russia defence ministry says frigate tests strike capabilities in Atlantic

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday the frigate Admiral Gorshkov tested its strike capabilities in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Reuters

Western Sahara: the six-decade struggle to liberate Africa's last colony

Western Sahara is the territory in north-west Africa bordered by Morocco in the north, Algeria and Mauritania in the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. A former Spanish colony, it’s listed by the United Nations as one of only 17 territories that remain without self-government.

The Conversation

Historic UK Rocket Mission Ends in Failure

An attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure on Tuesday, with scientists reporting an "anomaly" as it neared its goal. A Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 carrying the 70-foot (21-meter) rocket took off from a spaceport in Cornwall, southwest England, at 2202 GMT, AFP…

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Virgin Orbit launch Ireland: Exact time rocket visible in Irish skies as 'debris' warning issued

The historic Virgin Orbit mission will see a repurposed 747 plane carry a rocket to an altitude of 35,000 feet, before releasing it over the Atlantic Ocean. It will be visible live in Irish skies for a short time tonight.

Irish Mirror

Putin Deploys New Zircon Hypersonic Cruise Missiles to Atlantic

President Vladimir Putin sent a frigate to the Atlantic Ocean armed with new generation hypersonic cruise missiles on Wednesday, a signal to the West that Russia will not back down over the war in Ukraine. Russia, China and the United States are in a race to develop hypersonic weapons which…

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Putin deploys new Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles to Atlantic

Reuters

Sailors stumble on ‘ghost ship’ drifting in Atlantic Ocean hundreds of miles from land

The boat was discovered some 800 miles away from Bermuda

The Independent UK

Frigid weather doesn't stop Santas surfing off Florida coast

For the surfing Santas off Florida’s central coast, the Atlantic Ocean felt more like the North Pole than the Sunshine State as temperatures plunged to around freezing, while freeze warnings were in place for at least half of the state

The Independent UK

Regulators grant critical approval for Dominion wind farm

Virginia regulators have granted a critical approval for Dominion Energy’s plans to construct and operate a 176-turbine wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean

The Independent UK

No fuel, no mast, no water: Rescued sailors describe ordeal

Two men who went missing in the Atlantic Ocean for 10 days after a storm hit their sailboat off North Carolina thanked the crew of the tanker that rescued them and said they were lucky to have survived

The Independent UK

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Japan's bluefin tuna catch quota to increase in 2023-25

Japan's annual quota for bluefin tuna catches in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean will increase by 295 tons to 3,114 tons in 2023-2025 from the 2022 level, the Fisheries Agency announced Thursday.

The Independent UK

Florida county puts damage from Nicole at $481 million

Damages are estimated at more than $481 million in a central Florida coastal county where homes collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean following Hurricane Nicole last week

WEKU

Saint-Louis is being swallowed by the sea. Residents are bracing for a new reality

The problem is as simple as it is devastating: the Atlantic Ocean is expanding into Senegal, and Saint-Louis is ground zero. Every year, the island loses a little bit of land to the sea.

Liverpool Echo

Man rowing 3,000 miles solo across Atlantic Ocean for charity

Bernie Hollywood will row solo for 90 days and 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean

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Hurricane Lisa headed toward Belize; Martin also forecast to become hurricane

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The sixth and seventh hurricanes of the season formed Wednesday, with Hurricane Lisa developing in the Caribbean and Hurricane Martin forming in the north-central Atlantic Ocean.

Tribune News Service

The US may expand speed rules for boaters to protect whales, sparking industry protests

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A federal effort to expand safety measures to protect endangered right whales from boat collisions in the Atlantic Ocean is receiving a big thumbs down from the maritime industry.

The Independent UK

Coast Guard: 13 rescued from sinking vessel off Virginia

The U.S. Coast Guard, a crew of scientists and others launched an air and sea mission to rescue 13 people, including a child, from a fishing vessel just moments before it sank in darkness in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia

Tribune News Service

Forecasters watch 3 systems in the Atlantic, including 1 in the Caribbean

Three disturbances have popped up in the Atlantic ocean over the past few days, the latest one in the Caribbean that has a low chance of tropical formation.

Daily Record

Scots RAF crew scramble to save sailor in Atlantic Ocean as dramatic rescue caught on camera

A Poseidon P-8 from RAF Lossiemouth was scrambled to the Atlantic Ocean, assisted by an Atlas A400M aircraft from RAF Brize Norton, to rescue the distressed sailor.

Tribune News Service

Atlantic Ocean becomes quiet as one-time Tropical Storm Karl dissipates

The Atlantic Ocean became quiet Saturday as one-time Tropical Storm Karl dissipated, with the National Hurricane Center issuing its final advisory for the system at 5 a.m. ET.

WEKU

Four astronauts return to Earth after nearly 6 months on the Space Station

Their mission ended Friday with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. SpaceX delivered their replacements to the International Space Station last week.

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