An NHK diving crew recently visited Otsuchi Town in Iwate Prefecture, where the ocean floor still bears the scars of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

The ECHO has looked back on the award winning piece of journalism ...

The conflict in Iran has disrupted energy and commodity markets. Iran has effectively closed the narrow strait of Hormuz, a vital oil transit point ...

Photo credit: victoria cervantes Most lighthouses are content to sit on easily accessible points of land, where visitors can ...

The war in Iran has dominated headlines with reports of airstrikes and escalating military activity. But beyond the immediate ...

Sea mines are disrupting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran warns vessels away. Here’s how these mines pose such a ...

The idea of ghost ships floating endlessly at sea is the stuff that horror movies are made of. No one around for miles, no land in sight, only the open ocean and the darkness inside the vessel. But ...

The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed. Since the beginning of the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran ...

More than a dozen oil tankers, cargo and other commercial ships have been attacked in the Persian Gulf since the U.S.-Israeli ...

A Princess Cruises ship rescued four people during a Caribbean cruise. Regal Princess "responded to a small vessel in distress and safely rescued four individuals at sea" on Feb. 23, the cruise line ...

The fire occurred Thursday in the aircraft carrier's main laundry room and was not combat related, the Navy said.

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel to explore the systems developed to fight pirates in the ocean. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an ...