nautical

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The system uses Flir thermal cameras and AI-powered detection technology developed by WhaleSpotter to detect the whales’ heat signature from up to four nautical miles, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The GSF's organisers said all the boats had been intercepted by Tuesday evening, with one managing to get within 80 nautical miles of the Palestinian territory.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The seized ship, the Hui Chuan, was sailing under a Honduran flag and had been at anchor just outside the Strait of Hormuz, about 38 nautical miles northeast of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

That title he reserved for his victory at the infamous 1979 edition of the Fastnet Race, a 600-plus nautical mile competition in which hundreds of boats race around Ireland’s Fastnet Rock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Before we were allowed aboard the Rena, Dad delivered a series of lectures about navigation, tides, the magnetic compass, seamanship, rope-splicing, right-of-way, and nautical terminology.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey