international waters

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Basulto insisted the planes were "in international waters, north of Havana" when they were attacked.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

He warned that if Iran refused to relinquish its control of these international waters it would set a "dangerous precedent" for other strategic waterways in the world.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

If America were to abandon its insistence on secure navigation in international waters, it would reverse U.S. foreign and security policy since the maritime Quasi-War with France in 1798.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

According to Italy's Civil Protection Department, the carrier is located in international waters, but within the Libyan search and rescue zone.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 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