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33 U.S.C. § 1601

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For the purposes of this chapter—
  1. (1)“vessel” means every description of watercraft, including nondisplacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water; and
  2. (2)“high seas” means all parts of the sea that are not included in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of any nation.