ocean floor
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Coast Guard and other partners to evaluate recovery options and determine whether it can be recovered from the ocean floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
And there is also increased concern about a tiny snail found only around superheated springs on the ocean floor.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
As the Hughes Glomar Explorer raised the craft on its first mission, part of it broke apart, descending back to the ocean floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
US palaeontologist Stephen Godfrey compared the "truly unique discovery" to past major underwater finds, such as when scientists first identified hydrothermal vents teeming with life on the ocean floor in 1977.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
It appears only for a second before it’s gone again—a streak of white, like lightning arcing across the ocean floor.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
