Nautical Distances

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New traffic plan proposed to avoid collisions off south-west coast

Sify 17 Nov 2018

The proposed TSS lanes are currently under consideration and will be located at a distance of about 90 nautical miles west of Mangalore in Karnataka, with the lanes leading in a south-easterly direction to the southernmost tip of India and ending about 40 nautical miles off south of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu....

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Knowing wave patterns can help you 'read' the bottom

The Galveston Daily News 16 Nov 2018

The wind blows across the smooth surface of the Gulf of Mexico. After a while, little ripples begin to form. Then they combine to form tiny swells. The water molecules themselves don’t move far ... There is a lot of distance, or “fetch” in nautical terms, to travel ... The more fetch, the longer the distance these swells will travel ... .......

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Apapa ports and economic carnage

Business Day Online 15 Nov 2018

This is despite the fact that New York to Lagos is just 6,516 nautical miles and takes approximately 27 days for a ship to sail the distance while New York to Cape Town is 9,097 nautical miles and takes approximately 38 days to sail ... From exporting up to 1,700 tons per day, an exporter now exports between 100 to 250 tons ... ....

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‘Tall ships sail together’ expedition today

The Hindu 13 Nov 2018

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba will flag off a ‘tall ships sail together’ expedition on Wednesday that will cover a distance of 1,200 nautical miles from Kochi to Muscat to retrace the trade links that existed between the erstwhile Malabar coast and the Persian Gulf ... Special cover ... .......

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Fishing boat owners seek concessions

The Hindu 07 Nov 2018

Pointing out the hike in fee for different services from April to September, the association alleges that the government decision lacks any rationale and fishers are unreasonably harassed with impractical laws ... Discrimination ... The 12 nautical mile distance from shore is not marked anywhere ... Employment ... .......

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Not all can expect to save money, time travelling in Ro-Ro ferry

The Times of India 06 Nov 2018

Surat ... He travels a distance of 400km in his own car from Surat. “I can’t take Ro-Ro ferry service to go to my village ... A luxury bus operator can cover a distance of about 450km from Surat to Bhavnagar in just two hours in Voyage Symphony ... A distance of 16 nautical miles or 31km will be covered by Voyage Symphony in 105 minutes ... ....

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Attempted Piracy Attack on Stena Bulk Vessel West of Yemen

Market Watch 06 Nov 2018

G�TEBORG, Sweden, Nov 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --. 3rd November the Stena Imperial reported a suspected pirate approach whilst on northbound passage through the Red Sea west of Yemen on her way from Far East to Rotterdam for discharge ... Two suspicious skiffs were found approaching Stena Imperial from the port side at a distance of 1.5 Nautical Miles ... PDF....

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Former GSI employee to lead statewide focus on growing Washington’s aerospace industry

The Spokesman-Review 31 Oct 2018

Toth is a member of Gov ... The middle-market plane would have room for 220 to 270 passengers and travel distances of about 5,200 nautical miles, filling a niche for Boeing. The new plane would travel longer distances than the company’s 737 airliners, but would be less costly to operate than the 787 Dreamliner, which is intended for long-haul travel ... ....

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Government must find solution to congestion at Apapa ports

Business Day Online 31 Oct 2018

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Weather community has made gains in forecasting since Sandy

Atlantic City 29 Oct 2018

But even with the accurate track forecast, the storm’s “cone of uncertainty,” the estimated track of the eye of the storm, had a range of 121 nautical miles, meaning it could have hit anywhere between Stamford, Connecticut, and Fredricksburg, Virginia ... These distances reflect the cone at three days before landfall....

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Mumbai-Goa cruise — Booking, ticket price, timings and facilities (in pics)

Live Mint 27 Oct 2018

A 14-hour-long voyage along the Konkan coast aboard the Angriya Cruise begins before sunset at Mumbai and ends after sunrise in Goa ... If you walk around the entire ship you will cover a distance of 4 km. On an average, the cruise liner runs at a speed of 16 nautical miles per hour but can attain a maximum speed of 25.5 nautical miles ... Sat, Oct 27 2018....

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Dahej-Gogha Ro-Pax service to be operational from Saturday

DNA India 24 Oct 2018

From this Saturday, Dahej-Gogha Ro-Pax service in Gujarat would be fully operational with a capacity of carrying 100 vehicles and 500 passengers ... The Ro-Pax service reduces this distance to just 31 km through the sea route by crossing the Gulf in Cambay in 17 nautical miles ... ....

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Around the peninsula in 40 days

The Hindu 21 Oct 2018

“This will have nine ports of calls – Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Karaikal, Trivandrum, Kochi, Mangaluru, Goa, Mumbai and Porbander – covering a distance of about 3,850 nautical miles sailing over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea,” the official said....