A joint expedition of international researchers and deep-sea engineers arrived at Niue Island in the South Pacific on October 12 to launch a new search for Amelia Earhart’s Electra, applying satellite imagery analysis, deep-tow sonar and shallow sediment sampling in a coordinated land-sea investigation.
Hurricane Simon has rapidly intensified over the southwestern Pacific off Mexico to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 mph and is expected to make landfall or graze Mexico’s Pacific coast within hours. Federal and state authorities have activated emergency evacuations and disaster response operations, with multiple states declaring emergencies and opening shelter facilities as forecasters warn of dangerous storm surge, heavy rainfall and elevated landslide risk.
The US military conducts a strike operation against an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 2 people. The operation is the latest development in US efforts to combat Latin American drug smuggling.