Maritime Safety: COSCO’s Marshall Islands-flagged car carrier Min Jiang Kou was evacuated after an engine-room fire off Costa Rica; all 22 crew were safely recovered by a nearby ship and taken to Akita, Japan. Pacific Weather & Risk: Four tropical systems churned north of the Marianas while El Niño-driven high surf and rip currents complicated a search for a man missing after swimming off Tumon’s Gun Beach. Nuclear Memory & Marshall Islands Context: With Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversaries and New START’s expiry in focus, coverage highlights how nuclear anxiety is rising and why survivors’ voices still matter—plus renewed attention to the Marshall Islands’ own nuclear testing legacy. Ocean Science for Protection: National Geographic Pristine Seas begins a Samoa expedition to survey biodiversity across newly protected marine areas, aiming to strengthen Samoa’s plan to protect 30% of its ocean. Marshall Islands Governance: President Hilda Heine urged stronger national security, climate adaptation, and public-sector reform as parliament resumed, including maritime surveillance upgrades via an Australian-donated patrol vessel. Tech & Data Skills: GIS professionals across Pacific islands trained in environmental data management to tackle the region’s “triple planetary crisis” of biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution. Space Tech Update: NASA’s Swift telescope rescue mission faced a major setback as a servicing spacecraft started spinning with sporadic communications, though stabilization efforts are underway.