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U.S. oil shipments sailing for Australia highlight growing reach

This is Money 26 Apr 2019

By Florence Tan and Devika Krishna Kumar. SINGAPORE/NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - Two cargoes of U.S. crude oil have been booked to sail to Australia, trade sources and data companies said, highlighting the increasing global reach of exports from the United States ... U.S ... From Houston to Kwinana is a distance of 11,250 nautical miles (20,800 km) ... U.S ... ....

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General Dynamics Corporation (GD) CEO Phebe Novakovic on Q1 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha 24 Apr 2019

The aircraft flew 8,379 nautical miles from Singapore to Tucson in 15 hours and 23 minutes, averaging Mach 0.85, beating the record set just a few weeks earlier by the competitor's aircraft by 44 minutes ... This is to our knowledge the longest distance ever flown by any business aviation aircraft....

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Centennial V wins line honors in 1st HK to Galera race

Manila Standard Today 22 Apr 2019

Newly acquired Standard Insurance Centennial V won the inaugural 650 nautical mile Hong Kong to Puerto ... The four-day race started at the Kellett Island Clubhouse, located in Causeway Bay, with the field racing for a distance of 650 nautical miles to Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro....

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Chinese naval fleets escort over 6,600 vessels in Gulf of Aden, Somalia over past 10 years

Xinhua 19 Apr 2019

The Chinese Navy also engages in missions in other parts of the world ... In 2018, Peace Ark concluded a 205-day-long journey, which covered a distance of 31,800 nautical miles (about 58,894 km), during which medical personnel aboard the ship conducted 288 surgical operations and provided treatment and medical check services to 50,884 people. ....

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Nasa captures incredible photo of UK from space

ITV 17 Apr 2019

The spacecraft's altitude was 214 nautical miles away from Earth - about the same distance it takes to drive from central London to Manchester by car via the M40 ... .......

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Nasa photo reveals UK as seen from the International Space Station

Belfast Telegraph 17 Apr 2019

The spacecraft’s altitude was 214 nautical miles away from Earth – about the same distance it takes to drive from central London to Manchester by car via the M40 ... Press Association . ....

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Nasa releases incredible photo of the UK taken from the International Space Station

Metro UK 17 Apr 2019

Nasa has released an incredible image of the UK snapped by astronauts aboard the International Space Station ... The spacecraft’s altitude was 214 nautical miles away from Earth – about the same distance it takes to drive from central London to Manchester by car via the M40 ... Nasa) ... Nasa) ... Advertisement ... ....

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Did you fly a drone over Fenway Park? The FAA would like a chat

Crunch 13 Apr 2019

Drones are great. But they are also flying machines that can do lots of stupid and dangerous things. Like, for instance, fly over a major league baseball game packed with spectators. It happened at Fenway Park last night, and the FAA is not happy ... That’s three nautical miles, which is quite a distance, covering much of central Boston ... The Inning ... ....

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Clean Jobs Act Triples Offshore Wind Farm Capacity; Resort Officials Express Same Concerns

The Ocean City Dispatch 11 Apr 2019

Since the PSC in 2017 approved two offshore wind energy projects off the coast, town officials have been in a prolonged battle to have the two approved companies build their wind turbines as far as 26 nautical miles off the coast, or a distance believed to have the turbines not visible from the shoreline....

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Ryanair passenger had anxiety attack after ‘flying 100 miles without life jacket’

Metro UK 10 Apr 2019

A nervous flyer has claimed she flew around 100 miles over water with Ryanair – without a life jacket under her seat ... Deadline News) ... Deadline News) ... The Irish Aviation Authority provided EU regulations which state that life jackets should be available for passengers on landplanes operated over water at a distance of more than 50 nautical miles ... More ... ....

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Gulfstream G650ER sets speed record

Bluffton Today 09 Apr 2019

announced Monday.The G650ER flew from Singapore to Tucson, Ariz., at an average speed of 597 mph per hour over a distance of 8,379 nautical miles. The G650ER’s performance beat the previous record by 44 minutes and more than 225 nautical miles.The G650ER .......

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Palestinian shot dead in occupied West Bank clashes with Israeli soldiers

The National 02 Apr 2019

Read More. Gaza protests anniversary ... But it still remains short of the 20 nautical miles agreed under the Oslo Peace Accords in 1993. The distance has fluctuated in recent years from between three nautical miles up to 12 in certain areas. In late February, Israel extended part of the zone to 12 nautical miles while other areas remained at six. Updated....

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Satellite plane-tracking goes global

BBC News 02 Apr 2019

Increasing numbers of planes since the early 2000s have been fitted with Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) transponders ... For example, in the North Atlantic, traditional in-line safe separation distances will eventually be reduced from 40 nautical miles (80km) down to as little as 14 nautical miles (25km) ... Increased safety ... @BBCAmos. ....