territorial waters
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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 report by Special Rapporteur Ben Saul said since September last year there had been at least 68 US strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, outside US territorial waters, which killed more than 220 people.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The Mariana Islands, Guam and American Samoa all want at least a temporary ban on deep-sea mining in their territorial waters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Instead, Oman has been operating a channel through the strategic waterway that runs through its territorial waters and skirts the lanes managed by Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Sao Tome is optimistic about the development of petroleum resources in its territorial waters in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea.
From The 2005 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
