Dear Bruce Sinclair:
"Bruce Sinclair" wrote in message news:QQH8e.19633$ snipped-for-privacy@news.xtra.co.nz...
>>Dear gruhn:
>>
>>>> Of course in the future upon production of such
>>>> floating structures, automatic defense systems
>>>> like that will be available as well.
>>>
>>> Those are called traps and are illegal. At least,
>>> in the US. At least, to civilians.
>
> .. they are ? still ? :)
>
>>3 miles out is international waters...
>
> .. I thought it was 12 miles out ?
Depends on which country it is. URL:
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last "paragraph". I think Chile has claimed 100 miles or more at times. The USA recognizes/claims 3 miles.David A. Smith