territorial waters
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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
The transfers often happen outside Malaysia’s territorial waters, where its jurisdiction and capacity for enforcement are limited.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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
Three Turkish nationals, including a serviceman, and three Qatari military personnel were killed when a helicopter crashed in Qatar's territorial waters, the Gulf country's defence ministry said.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
Existing conditions made it undesirable to sneak through Dutch territorial waters, and the only other way was by a circuitous course rendered necessary by the presence of a vast British minefield.
From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
