The Gulf of Mexico is full of oil rigs beyond the territorial seas (but within
the exclusive economic zones of the USA and Mexico, of course). Since they are
floated into their positions, they are legally ships. They are flagged by the
nation in whose EEZ they drill.
Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA
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From: "Seÿffffe1n O'Connell" <gleannmaghair@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:49 PM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Oil rig or lighthouse in int'l waters
> Does anyone know of any oil rigs, lighthouses, or
> other man-made 'territories' in international waters
> (i.e. outside of the 12-mile territorial limit of
> sovereign states).
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> My own research has come up dry.
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> Sean O'Connell
> Vancouver, BC
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