nautical

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The vessel carrying the group was 53 nautical miles south of Ierapetra, a town on southern Crete.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

He said the tanker was currently in international waters but in Libya's search and rescue zone about 53 nautical miles north of Tripoli and heading south.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

On Wednesday, Thailand's navy said it was providing emergency assistance after a Thai-flagged vessel was hit 11 nautical miles north of Oman, causing a fire on board.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

A ship was in distress, roughly 20 nautical miles off the coast from the city of Galle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

He sat hunched, bitterly smiling, as always, his muscles taut as old nautical ropes in a hurricane.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner