Nautical Distances

Monday, 06 December 2021

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Bombay HC seeks replies from state, BMC on PIL by MLA for more security surveillance at Versova beach

The Times of India 06 Dec 2021

MUMBAI ... He did not mention the concerns raised in the PIL due to “proximity’’ to ports across international waters ... Satam in the PIL said he had in 2015 written several letters to the police commissioner of Mumbai regarding encroachments on the beach and raised security concerns citing distances in nautical miles of ports of other nations ... .

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Cape Town adventurer to be the first person of colour to row Atlantic alone

Independent online (SA) 06 Dec 2021

Cape Town - Cape Town adventurer Ryan Jacobs is taking on the mammoth task of becoming the first African person of colour to row the Atlantic Ocean on his own ... The record was set by Erden Eruç from Turkey, who rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean, non-stop, for a distance of 9 314 km (5 029 nautical miles) ... “I want to inspire young people.

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Military Digest: When Indian Navy struck terror over Karachi

Indian Express 06 Dec 2021

But a post mortem of the action gave rise to some unease ... The Vidyut-class missile boat, INS Vinash commanded by Lieutenant Commander Vijai Jerath with its four Styx anti-shipping missile (AShMs) capable of launching from stand-off distances was to be the strike arm ... The distance from Karachi was now 12 nautical miles (nmi) ... 1Military Digest ... Tags ... .

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How important is the oil and gas industry to B.C.?

Resource World 03 Dec 2021

The B.C. oil and gas industry was responsible for nearly 26,500 direct jobs and more than 36,100 indirect jobs in 2017. By Ven Venkatachalam ... The distance between the U.S. Gulf Coast and the Japanese ports of Himeji and Sodegaura is more than 9,000 nautical miles, compared to less than 4,200 nautical miles between those two ports and the coast of B.C.

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US Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Ferry Completes First Fueling

The Maritime Executive 01 Dec 2021

In the race to develop and operate hydrogen fuel cells for commercial vessels, the U.S ... Hopefully this is just the first domino to fall.” ... Switch says the Sea Change will use the hydrogen in fuel cells producing electricity to power electric motors for distances up to 300 nautical miles and speeds up to 20 knots ... ....

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SWITCH Maritime Completes First-Ever Hydrogen Fueling of Maritime Vessel in US

Herald-Standard 30 Nov 2021

This press release features multimedia ... (Photo ... It uses that hydrogen in fuel cells producing electricity to power electric motors for distances up to 300 nautical miles, and speeds up to 20 knots – similar capabilities as diesel-powered vessels – with the added benefits of zero exhaust smoke or other emissions and very little vibration and noise.

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Oil royalty has nothing to do with territorial waters, Zaid tells finance minister

Malaysia Today 29 Nov 2021

“It (royalty) has nothing to do with territorial waters despite the Act (Petroleum Development Act 1974) mentioning the distance of 12 nautical miles (for petroleum production) from Kelantan, Terengganu and so on ... nautical miles, so it does not matter,” he said in a Facebook post.

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Rāhui on pāua fishing around Waiheke Island starts 1 December

RNZ 29 Nov 2021

The scallop, mussel, rock lobster and pāua fisheries around Waiheke Island will close for two years from this week ... The temporary closure includes inshore waters around Waiheke Island out to a distance of 1 nautical mile offshore ... ....

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Israel arrests 5 Palestinian fishermen off Gaza coast

Anadolu Agency 27 Nov 2021

Israeli forces arrested five Palestinian fishermen aboard a fishing boat off Gaza’s southern coast, according to the military on Saturday ... Israel only allows Palestinians in Gaza to fish at a distance of 15 nautical miles.

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Nets worth Rs 3 lakh seized from Karnataka fishermen in Goa

The Times of India 26 Nov 2021

Goa Kshatriya Pagi Samaj president Ashok Dhuri said for the past eight days, fishermen from Malpe in Karnataka have been fishing in Goan waters violating the distance limit of 12 nautical miles ... The guns are therefore kept at Cutbona, which is many nautical miles away,” Dhuri said.

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United and Delta's flights to South Africa will be impacted by new travel restrictions that ...

Business Insider 26 Nov 2021

At a range of nearly 7,500 nautical miles, the Atlanta-Johannesburg route is the longest in the ... Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft are used for both United routes, with each boasting a distance of nearly 7,000 nautical miles that make them among the longest in United's network.�.

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What Is A Nautical Mile And Why Do We Use Them?

Simple Flying 23 Nov 2021

This is undoubtedly the case with distance and speed measurement. We are, of course, well used to kilometers and miles, but aviation adds the measure of nautical miles (and knots for speed) ... Aircraft routes are often referred to in nautical miles ... A nautical mile represents the distance of one of these minutes of latitude ... Nautical miles and knots.

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Railway privatisation isn’t really a solution

Dawn 20 Nov 2021

THIS is with reference to the report ‘PR continues facing delays in controlling falling revenues’ (Oct 16) ... The train starts from Yiwo in China and reaches Madrid in Spain 21 days later, covering a distance of 9,997km as against 13,000 nautical miles through the Strait of Malacca over weeks ... Mohammad Saleem. Rawalpindi ... .

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U.S. airlines' big debt may soon mean higher fares, Frontier CEO says

Union Leader 19 Nov 2021

Large U.S ... "How long can that last?" asked Barry Biffle, CEO of ultra-low-cost Frontier Airlines ... U.S ... U.S ... That order includes 18 of the A321XLR, a variant that Airbus launched two years ago with a longer range of 4,700 nautical miles. The distance -- as long as eight hours of flying time -- would allow Frontier to begin transcontinental U.S ... ....

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U.S. airlines’ big debt may soon equate to higher fares

The Spokesman-Review 19 Nov 2021

Large U.S ... “How long can that last?” asked Barry Biffle, CEO of ultra-low-cost Frontier Airlines ... U.S ... U.S ... That order includes 18 of the A321XLR, a variant that Airbus launched two years ago with a longer range of 4,700 nautical miles. The distance — as long as eight hours of flying time — would allow Frontier to begin transcontinental U.S.