high seas

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But, they’re committed on the high seas, so to the extent there’s jurisdiction at all, this falls under the authority of federal district court or federal military tribunals.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

All this comes at a time when more people are sailing the high seas than ever before, according to Cruise Lines International Association, the industry trade group.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Presumably, this is the rationale Washington employed when it recently seized the reflagged tanker Marinera on the high seas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

He was also the new owner of a sleek $70 million yacht that some law enforcement officials worried he might use to escape on the high seas.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Three months later they received in a large envelope twenty-nine letters and more than fifty pictures that he had accumulated during the leisure of the high seas.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez