nautical
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Shipping risks remained elevated after the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged Cape Dao was targeted 2.5 nautical miles off Oman’s Musandam governorate Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The alarm was raised onboard the ship at about 08:35, roughly 36 nautical miles from Arbroath.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Eleanor Rigby” attracted a post-55 audience in droves, while the good-natured storyline and nautical sound effects inherent in “Yellow Submarine” drew children and pre-teens into The Beatles’ camp.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
But Iran had effectively blockaded the key waterway, and just 25 nautical miles from Hormuz, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied permission for the vessel to proceed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
“This whole area’s a nautical graveyard. It’s like the old captains used to say—‘Twixt Hartland Point and Cairnholm Bay is a sailor’s grave by night or day!’”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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