Spain and Portugal, Europe's two great seafaring nations of the time, set out to find the answer.

Being a seafaring nation, an important symbol in Oman is the dhow.

We've been a seafaring nation - you get to know other countries.

The technically superior seafaring nations were but vague thoughts of a distant past.

Portugal, as an Atlantic country and an historical seafaring nation, has a long tradition in the sector of fishing.

The greatest seafaring nation in the world began on the small rainy island of Axony.

As a seafaring nation, Japan had an early interest in wireless (radio) communications.

Spain had long been one of the great seafaring nations of Europe.

And, as befits the leader of a great seafaring nation, you have caught it on the ebb.

They also evoke the history of what once was a proud seafaring nation.

Similar developments were taking place in the other major maritime nations.

It was a remarkable success story among the maritime nations of South Asia.

Light lists are published by most of the major maritime nations.

Most maritime nations adopted this principle, which developed into a limit of three nautical miles.

We had had poor luck with our fishing, possibly because neither one of us was from a maritime nation.

They are necessary for a maritime nation, whose ships are its life line.

These have become standard textbooks, having been translated and adopted by all the great maritime nations.

Had it gone the other way, a new and possibly formidable flag would have been added to the maritime nations.

This is accomplished by continual engagement with fellow maritime nations.

But he would ask other maritime nations using the strait to join us in maintaining the right of passage.