(nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away.
The relation between mandatory feature of nautical law and nautical fault exemption ought to be dynamic subordination.
Expedition leader Ann Daniels said the ice drifted so much that they eventually covered 500 nautical miles (576 miles) rather than the 268 nautical miles initially envisaged.
MV Rena is grounded 13.5 nautical miles off Tauranga. The reef can be seen to the right of the vessel.
It is, however, interesting to note a recurring nautical theme throughout the shortlist.
Territorial seas - adjacent waters spanninga maximum of 12 nautical miles from their coastlines, including the coastlineof offshore islands.
A Saudi Arabian supertanker, the Sirius Star, was seized by Somali pirates about 450 nautical miles off the Kenyan coast on November 15th.
In Medieval folklore, the Ziphius, or "Water-Owl", was a monstrous nautical creature said to attack ships in the northern seas.
Warily, the Sydney closed to within a nautical mile, challenging the Kormoran to show a secret signal and prove she was a friend.
Yet so efficient is the engine, says the Danish chief engineer, that cruising at an average of 17 knots the ship consumes just 3 grams of fuel per tonne per nautical mile-which certainly sounds low.
The MV Sirius Star was hijacked on November 15 more than 450 nautical miles off the coast of Kenya as it was en route from Saudi Arabia to the us via the Cape of Good Hope.
The 419-foot vessel was built at the Austal shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, has a range of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) and can also operate in water less than 20 feet deep.
