territorial waters
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A vessel was reported as taken by “unauthorized personnel” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and subsequently headed toward Iranian territorial waters, according to U.K.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Iran’s foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned the most recent Kuwaiti arrest, saying the four Iranians were on a routine maritime patrol when they entered Kuwaiti territorial waters due to “disruption in their navigation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The U.S.-proposed route goes through Oman’s territorial waters and is located south of the Traffic Separation Scheme.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
They say all the bodies were found after the helicopter went down due to a "technical malfunction" in Qatar's territorial waters on Sunday.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
By the treaty of 1818 the Americans were definitely excluded from the territorial waters, but still they poached on Canada's preserves.
From The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 by MacMechan, Archibald
