territorial waters
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Ministers said they hoped the new powers would apply across the "full extent" of undersea services, including outside the UK's territorial waters, which extend up to 12 nautical miles from the coast.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
On Thursday, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said drones had struck two ships in Romanian territorial waters of the Black Sea overnight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
China said it had taken "necessary measures" to expel the Philippine vessels from its territorial waters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Russian warships regularly pass through international waters in the Channel, which are separate from UK and French territorial waters.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Allied warships which had been patrolling the Atlantic coast outside American territorial waters since the war began, to prevent the German ships in American ports from escaping, were withdrawn.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds
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