nautical
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According to British maritime security agency UKMTO, the ship was struck 7.5 nautical miles southeast of Oman's port of Dahit by "an unknown projectile".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The incident involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich and a UK-registered yacht around 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight just outside British waters, a UK defence source told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
The MoD said the operation had happened in international waters as it was more than 12 nautical miles from the UK coast.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
The drone boat deployed for rescue on Tuesday was Saronic’s Corsair, a 24-foot vessel with top speed of over 35 knots and a range of over 1,000 nautical miles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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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