international waters
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This week's US allies' drills, dubbed Freedom Edge, are set to run to Friday in international waters east and south of South Korea's Jeju Island.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
These deliveries rely on an elaborate ship-to-ship transfer system, where sanctioned tankers unload crude onto vessels in international waters off the coast of Malaysia to mask the fuel’s origin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"The group used these boats to organise transfers in international waters near the Spanish coastline," Europol said.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The U.S. has not revealed the exact location of any of the 64 strikes it has carried out, saying only that they occurred in international waters in the Pacific Ocean or Caribbean Sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Not only had it taken place in international waters, but it turned out that the I’m Alone had been manned by Canadians sailing under a Canadian flag.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
