international waters

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They were detained by Israel after its soldiers seized them in international waters.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

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

From BBC • May 20, 2026

On Feb. 24, 1996, six members of the Brothers in three Cessna planes were on one of their regular humanitarian missions, flying over international waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"We are talking about two foreign nationals that were arrested in international waters approximately a thousand kilometres from Gaza and brought into Israel against their will."

From BBC • May 5, 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