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Liveinjapan  #503297  Mon, 21 Apr 08 10:44 AM
The vessel operator, Japanese shipping firm Nippon Yusen, says the 150,000-ton Takayama was traveling in waters about 440 kilometers off Aden when it was hit.

Does the plural word waters mean any kind of sea?

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Marius Hancu  #503306  Mon, 21 Apr 08 11:44 AM
Not in general:

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waters plural : the water occupying or flowing in a particular bed <the limpid waters of a mountain brook>

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territorial waters

 the waters under the territorial jurisdiction of a nation or state including both inland waters and marginal sea as measured from mean low-water mark or from the seaward limit of a bay or river mouth

 http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com

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Here:

traveling in waters - travelling at sea

  
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Liveinjapan  #503327  Mon, 21 Apr 08 12:48 PM

Thanks, Marius.

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