open sea
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Ukrainian sea drones have revolutionised naval warfare since Moscow's invasion, relentlessly hunting down Russian warships and tankers in the open sea and even at naval bases.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
While there is debate about why so many Chinese fishing vessels would gather in geometric formations in the open sea, experts widely agree that they were not there to fish.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
If that is correct, the vessel and its crew likely crossed a significant stretch of open sea to reach Als, pointing to a carefully planned and organized military expedition.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
Information gathered on Chinese Arctic voyages enables its scientists to build computer models of undersea conditions, which its navy can later tap to plot routes allowing them to operate more freely in the open sea.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
About 45,000 years ago, they somehow crossed the open sea and landed in Australia—a continent hitherto untouched by humans.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
