Australia: Rainbows Form Over Crashing Waves

On April 12, 2026, in Australia, a video recorded waves rolling along a rocky coastline under bright sunlight. Blue ocean water moved up and down against the rocks as sea spray filled the air. As sunlight passed through the mist above the waves, a colorful rainbow appeared over the ocean. Soon afterward, another incoming wave created a second rainbow nearby. The scene looked especially vivid because of the clear weather and high visibility along the coast. Rainbows forming directly above moving sea waves are not commonly seen.

China: Octopus Clings to Phone After Being Caught by Fisher in Fuzhou

In Fuzhou, Fujian, a video captured a man fishing when he unexpectedly caught an octopus with a phone stuck to one of its tentacles on September 28. The octopus refused to let go, wrapping its arms tightly around the device as if claiming it as its own.

Diamond Princess cruise ship welcomed by water spray

Diamond Princess cruise ship welcomed by water spray

NAGASAKI, Japan - A fireboat sprays water as part of a ceremony marking the launch into the sea of the Diamond Princess, one of the largest cruise ships in the world, on May 25 in Nagasaki Prefecture. The 113,000-ton vessel, 290 meters long and 41.5 meters wide, is designed to be environment-friendly, featuring diesel engines releasing lower amounts of pollutants.

Japan, Russia conduct joint drill

Japan, Russia conduct joint drill

OFF BOSO PENINSULA, Japan - The Russian destroyer Admiral Panteleyev (front) and the Japanese destroyer Murasame (L) spray water at the Japanese vessel Hatakaze (C) in a joint search-and-rescue drill off Boso Peninsula, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 20. In July last year, the 6,700-ton Russian warship also took part in the first joint drill with Japan, in the northern part of the Sea of Japan.

Diamond Princess cruise ship welcomed by water spray

Diamond Princess cruise ship welcomed by water spray

NAGASAKI, Japan - A fireboat sprays water as part of a ceremony marking the launch into the sea of the Diamond Princess, one of the largest cruise ships in the world, on May 25 in Nagasaki Prefecture. The 113,000-ton vessel, 290 meters long and 41.5 meters wide, is designed to be environment-friendly, featuring diesel engines releasing lower amounts of pollutants.

Japan, Russia conduct joint drill

Japan, Russia conduct joint drill

Off Boso Peninsula, Japan - The Russian destroyer Admiral Panteleyev (front) and the Japanese destroyer Murasame (L) spray water at the Japanese vessel Hatakaze (C) in a joint search-and-rescue drill off Boso Peninsula, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 20. In July last year, the 6,700-ton Russian warship also took part in the first joint drill with Japan, in the northern part of the Sea of Japan.

White whale in Japanese aquarium

White whale in Japanese aquarium

Beluga whales spray water onto visitors at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on July 29, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo