Nautical Distances

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Mayflower Autonomous Vessel's Problems Diagnosed and Repaired

The Maritime Executive 23 Jul 2021

The Mayflower departed the UK on June 15, and during its three days of operations, the vessel cruised at an average speed of seven knots covering a distance of 450 nautical miles in a west-southwest direction. During this time the ship performed well and demonstrated its ability to handle ocean conditions according to ProMare ... ....

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US moves to increase its engagement with ASEAN

Asiatimes 21 Jul 2021

Photo. AFP / Alex Wong Biden’s win welcomed ... This photo taken by the Philippine Coast Guard shows Chinese vessels anchored at the Whitsun Reef 175 nautical miles west of Bataraza in Palawan in the South China Sea ... Please keep two nautical miles distance from me,” the Chinese warship warned in return, according to a clip released by the Philippines.

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Garmin continues to enhance aviation safety with the introduction of Smart Glide

The Marshall News Messenger 21 Jul 2021

When Smart Glide has been activated, the system will alert the pilot with an aural message stating that Smart Glide is active while also providing a quick reference to the selected airport within glide range in both bearing and distance to enhance situational awareness.

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PCG drives away Chinese warship

Sun Star 19 Jul 2021

The Marie Louise Bank is situated around 147 nautical miles from the coast of El Nido, Palawan ... As the BRP Cabra reduced the distance from the Chinese vessel to 500 to 600 yards, or around 0.3 nautical mile, the Chinese vessel reportedly sent a radio message, as follows ... Please keep two nautical miles distance from me.”.

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Coast Guard shoos away China warship

Manila Standard Today 19 Jul 2021

As the BRP Cabra reduced its distance from the Chinese vessel to 500 to 600 yards, or around 0.3 nautical mile, the Chinese vesselreportedly sent a radio message ... Please keep two nautical miles distance from me.” The PCG said they were mindful of the Rules on the Use of Force (RUF) until the Chinese vessel cleared the area.

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PH Coast Guard’s radio challenge drives away Chinese Navy warship in WPS

Manila Bulletin 19 Jul 2021

The PCG said when the Chinese warship’s distance was approximately 500 to 600 yards or 0.25 to 0.30 nautical miles away from the BRP Cabra, it transmitted a radio message ... Please keep two nautical miles distance from me,” the PCG said, citing the radio message from the Chinese warship.

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Philippine Coast Guard drives away Chinese warship from its territory

Anadolu Agency 19 Jul 2021

A Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessel drove away a Chinese navy warship last week from the West Philippine Sea.  ... The coast guard said that the Chinese ship only sent a radio message when the BRP Cabra was 0.25-0.30 nautical miles away ... Please keep two nautical miles distance from me," it quoted the Chinese naval vessel as saying.

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PCG drives out China warship from Recto Bank

The Manila Times 19 Jul 2021

According to PCG Commandant Admiral George Ursabia, the crew of BRP Cabra attempted to contact the warship through radio ... As the BRP Cabra moved closer to within 500 to 600 yards, the Chinese ship sent a radio message telling the PCG ship to keep a 2-nautical mile distance as it slowly moved away from the Philippine waters ... .

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India extends help to Indonesia amid rising covid-19 cases

Live Mint 19 Jul 2021

NEW DELHI ... Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar in a Twitter post said Indian Naval Ship (INS) Airawat was on its way Tanjung Priok in Indonesia with medical help ... Check u .... India considers Indonesia one of its closest maritime neighbours with the distance between India's Andaman Islands and Indonesia's Aceh being not more than 80 nautical miles ... .

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Turkish ship fires warning shots at Cyprus coast guard

Arab News 16 Jul 2021

“At a distance of four nautical miles from the shelter, the marine police boat received warning shots from the Turkish coast guard. “Then, being a short distance from the shores, the Turkish coast guard left for the occupied territories” (of northern Cyprus), he said.

photo: AP / Petros Karadjias

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Turkish ship fires warning shots at Cyprus coastguard

The Times of India 16 Jul 2021

"At a distance of four nautical miles from the shelter, the marine police boat received warning shots from the Turkish coastguard. "Then, being a short distance from the shores, the Turkish coastguard left for the occupied territories" (of northern Cyprus), he said.

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Cyprus says police patrol boat warned off by Turkish coastguard

The New Arab 16 Jul 2021

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Poor decision by UK to send carrier strike group

China Daily 16 Jul 2021

The United Kingdom has deployed a carrier strike group to the Asia-Pacific region ... However, in May 2021, the UK government announced the HMS Queen Elizabeth would lead a carrier strike group on a 28-week journey that is expected to cover 26,000 nautical miles - more than the distance around the world at the equator ... Those days have long gone ... .

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Masked, vaxxed and patience-tested: a return to cruising on Windstar’s Star Breeze

Cleveland 15 Jul 2021

We cruised, occasionally, during the next six days, for a total of 490 nautical miles (a distance, as the crow flies, between Cleveland and Boston), but we never stopped at another island, and we never saw St ... The first – and last – voyage of significant distance took us past Montserrat, St.

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Monarch To Lay Atlantic Cable

Eweekly 13 Jul 2021

Scotland, to New Hampden at the head of White Bay, Newfoundland, a distance of 2,100 nautical miles ... During cable-laying operations repeaters are inserted every 26 nautical miles.The insertion takes place on shipboard,and a “tail” is left in each end of a repeater (after it has been manufactured and sealed) for connection to the cable.