open sea

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Most existing wave energy devices perform well only under specific wave conditions, limiting their effectiveness in the constantly shifting environment of the open sea.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

ITF inspector Nathan Smith tells me that he expects the tanker's fate will be resolved only when the oil is transferred off the ship through a ship-to-ship transfer in open sea.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

The family of Alejandro Carranza Medina, 42, who was killed on September 15, rejected assertions there were drugs on his vessel and said he was a fisherman doing his job on the open sea.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

In another striking show of force, the U.S. military on Wednesday seized two sanctioned oil tankers on the open sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

But Icarus was already out over the open sea, heading north and delighting in their good luck.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan