Nautical Distances

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Around the peninsula in 40 days

The Hindu 21 Oct 2018

“The expedition will be conducted in nine-legs in view of distance, safety and ... “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....

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Travel Scene: New York-to-Singapore flight route now the world's longest

Post-Bulletin 13 Oct 2018

Singapore Airlines pushed the boundary following the delivery of its first Airbus A-350-900ULR, a more fuel-efficient craft than its previous long-distance plane, the Airbus A340-500, which has been retired ... (The miles used here are statute miles; some news reports and airlines refer to the distance of flights in nautical miles, a different unit of measurement.)....

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Apapa ports and economic carnage

Business Day Online 10 Oct 2018

The Nigerian ports are also being listed as one of the most inefficient and expensive ports in the world by global reports ... 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 ... These were viable ports in pre-independence Nigeria ... ....

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Singapore Airlines raise the bar with its top-tier products and services

Hong Kong Standard 08 Oct 2018

In October 2018, Singapore Airlines commemorate 60 years of services in Hong Kong ... says CHIA Chow Hwee, General Manager Hong Kong, Singapore Airlines ... Space makes personal ... The world's leading digital airline ... The new A350-900ULR is capable of flying up to 9,700 nautical miles, or over 20 hours non-stop. The flight to New York will cover a distance of approximately 9,000nm (16,700km), with travelling time of up to 18 hours 45 minutes ... ....

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US Navy destroyer had to 'slam on the brakes' to avoid hitting Chinese warship as new photographs reveal just how close the two came to catastrophe in the South China Sea

This is Money 04 Oct 2018

New photos released by the U.S Navy show the tiny 45 yard (40m) distance between the two warships ... When the USS Decatur sailed within 12 nautical miles - the commonly accepted distance that constitutes territorial waters of a landmass - of the Gaven and Johnson reefs, a Chinese Luyang destroyer responded with an 'unsafe and unprofessional maneuver', according to US Pacific Fleet spokesman Commander Nate Christensen ... ....

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China, US in row over warship’s movement

Dawn 03 Oct 2018

The USS Decatur guided-missile destroyer was conducting what the military calls a “freedom of navigation operation” on Sunday, when it passed within 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson reefs in the remote Spratly Islands. The 12-mile distance is commonly accepted as constituting the territorial waters of a landmass ... Beijing claims all of the Spratlys and has built a number of military installations on the islands ... ....

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Chinese destroyer extremely close to US warship: US

Democratic Underground 02 Oct 2018

... it passed within 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson reefs in the remote Spratly Islands. The 12-mile distance is commonly accepted as constituting the territorial waters of a landmass....

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U.S Navy vessel sails close to Chinese warship in disputed territories

Yahoo Daily News 02 Oct 2018

The 12-mile distance is commonly accepted as constituting the territorial waters of a landmass....

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'Vietnam Coast Guard' ship arrives on maiden visit

Deccan Chronicle 02 Oct 2018

Chennai. A Vietnamese Coast Guard ship arrived here Tuesday on its maiden visit, as part of efforts to enhance cooperation between the Indian and Vietnamese maritime forces and addressing maritime security threats facing both the countries.  ... The vessel has sailed a distance of 3,575 nautical miles from Hanoi, Vietnam to reach Chennai ... ... ....

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Vietnam Coast Guard ship arrives at Chennai port

Sify 02 Oct 2018

The commandant of VCG, Major General Nguyen Van Son, and ICG Inspector General Paramesh Sivamani (East) welcomed the visiting ship which traversed a distance of 3,575 nautical miles from its base port Hanoi in Vietnam ... The delegation arrived at Chennai last night and today they will be interacting with the Indian Coast Guard....

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Chinese warship sails close to U.S. destroyer in South China Sea

The Japan News 02 Oct 2018

AFP-Jiji WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — A Chinese warship sailed within yards of a U.S ... The USS Decatur guided-missile destroyer was conducting what the military calls a “freedom of navigation operation” Sunday, when it passed within 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson reefs in the remote Spratly Islands. The 12-mile distance is commonly accepted as constituting the territorial waters of a landmass ... “The U.S ... Click to play ... + - ... Please wait......

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Chinese warship sails within yards of US destroyer in 'unsafe' encounter

Deccan Chronicle 02 Oct 2018

Washington ... The USS Decatur guided-missile destroyer was conducting what the military calls a "freedom of navigation operation" Sunday, when it passed within 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson reefs in the remote Spratly Islands.  . The 12-mile distance is commonly accepted as constituting the territorial waters of a landmass ... end-of. ....

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Chinese destroyer sails close to US warship, forces diversion: US

The Times of India 02 Oct 2018

WASHINGTON ... The USS Decatur guided-missile destroyer was conducting what the military calls a "freedom of navigation operation" Sunday, when it passed within 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson reefs in the remote Spratly Islands. The 12-mile distance is commonly accepted as constituting the territorial waters of a landmass ... Beijing claims all of the Spratlys and has built a number of military installations on the islands ... ....

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