Amid a tsunami warning, the US Coast Guard launched a dramatic rescue operation at sea on Tuesday. A passenger on the cruise ...

They family said they were among hundreds who watched as their cruise ship sailed away without them.

Eric Spracklen, an Ohio -based digital strategist, quote-tweeted an alert about the 8.0 earthquake —which was later upgraded to an 8.8—off the coast of Russia that prompted tsunami alerts in Japan, ...

I would describe it as a once in a lifetime experience that I hope I never have to go through again,” Jeff Endres said.

One of the most powerful earthquakes in history triggered a tsunami that made landfall in Russia, Japan and the US.

During the watch, the National Weather Service page estimated tsunami wave arrival times in communities exposed to the open ...