nautical

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In a post on X, the maritime affairs directorate said the Kairos was "en route to Russia's Novorossiysk" when it reported an "external impact causing a fire 28 nautical miles off" the Turkish coast.

From Barron's

Another fast growth area is the use of unmanned vessels – nautical drones.

From BBC

The Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker, which was sitting idle, was attacked about 140 nautical miles west of the Republic of Congo's Port Pointe-Noire.

From Reuters

From those blocks, roughly 630 nautical miles from China's Hainan island, the Chinese ships typically return on a direct route to Vanguard Bank, where they are stationed, data reviewed by Reuters show.

From Reuters

April 22: 130 missing, no survivors after boat sinks 73 nautical miles north west of Al Khums, Libya.

From Reuters