The move would not affect cruise ships and other merchant vessels on innocent passage through American waters.

There may be no suspension of innocent passage through such straits.

I'm recommending it as an approach to exerting our rights of innocent passage.

But later, Pentagon officials said the American ships radioed that they were "engaged in innocent passage."

To note, state practice and customary international law that ships of all states have a right of innocent passage through territorial seas.

Our armed forces operate under our law, and you keep reminding us that the sea is free for the innocent passage of all.

Three, if we exercise the right of innocent passage.

That is not considered a so-called innocent passage.

The sea is free for the innocent passage of all.

I had the right to innocent passage even were I crossing their country without a flight plan.