territorial waters
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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 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
The jurisdiction to deal with crime is primarily territorial, and can be exercised only as to acts done within the territory or territorial waters, or on the ships of the law-giver.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
