territorial waters

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Authorities are now investigating how the drone ended up in Greece's territorial waters and why it may have been in the Mediterranean.

From BBC • May 9, 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

This means routing through Iran’s territorial waters, working out a toll and paying the extortion money in Chinese yuan or cryptocurrency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

BBC Verify's analysis of the paths taken by the three ships shows them taking a northern route through the strait close to Iran's coastline and entering its territorial waters.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

I was not comfortable until we had passed out of territorial waters.

From The Sixth Sense A Novel by McKenna, Stephen