territorial waters
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The Khoryv cargo ship, flying the Comoros flag, was "struck by a drone and sank near Romanian territorial waters", Dan said in a Facebook post.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Ministers said they hoped the new powers would apply across the "full extent" of undersea services, including outside the UK's territorial waters, which extend up to 12 nautical miles from the coast.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
A third vessel was hit just outside Romania’s territorial waters, leaving seven crew members missing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Romania said it had mounted a rescue mission after "a fire on the ship Royad Mammadov" outside the country's territorial waters.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Allied warships which had been patrolling the Atlantic coast outside American territorial waters since the war began, to prevent the German ships in American ports from escaping, were withdrawn.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds
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