international waters
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The missions have flown over international waters, never over land, getting as close as 30 miles from the island, possibly to deter any attempts of breaching the oil blockade.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
They were detained by Israel after its soldiers seized them in international waters.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
"The detention of the flotilla activists in international waters had already represented a serious affront to international law," he wrote on X on Tuesday.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
He has opposed the moves by Iran and the U.S., citing United Nations laws governing international waters.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
As the Maddox had plowed through international waters off the North Vietnamese coast in the Gulf of Tonkin, three North Vietnamese patrol boats had attacked the ship.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
