territorial waters

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More than 90 people died on Feb. 26 near Cutro, in the Calabria region, in one of the deadliest sea accidents in Italian territorial waters.

From Reuters

Its most valuable commodity is tuna, but the fish are increasingly moving away from Vanuatu’s territorial waters as the oceans warm.

From New York Times

Both Vietnam and Indonesia have asked China to avoid these areas in their EEZs - although the zones are not territorial waters and do not have sailing restrictions under international law.

From Reuters

The strike took place once the balloon was no longer over land but was still within U.S. territorial waters.

From Seattle Times

The United States shot it down over our territorial waters, so our Navy retrieved the pieces for reverse engineering.

From Washington Post