nautical

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The P-12 has a range of around 40 nautical miles when traveling at full capacity with 30 passengers and one crew member.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

It was a six-to-seven seat jet capable of cruising at approximately 550 miles an hour and reaching up to 2,500 nautical miles without refueling—faster and farther than many other jets of its size.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

On Sunday lunchtime, it was 50 nautical miles southwest of Malta.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 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

Only Inej wanted to chat with anyone, and that was because she seemed to have developed a consuming interest in all things nautical.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo