open ocean

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The other type of tsunamis happen in the open ocean and are directly triggered by earthquakes, or occasionally other powerful events such as underwater volcanoes.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Gas sailing from Alaska to Tokyo, Seoul and other Asian ports travels across the open ocean without passing through Hormuz, the South China Sea or the Panama Canal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Marine rescue volunteer Paul Bresland said the teen's four-hour swim saved his family, who were eventually found clinging to a paddleboard in the open ocean off the tourist town of Quindalup.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

However, most earlier research relied on laboratory experiments, leaving major questions about how the process unfolds in the open ocean.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

When we hit the open ocean, Henry turns on his GPS and fish finder.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt