" The flag State shall bear international responsibility for any loss or damage to the coastal State resulting from the non-compliance by a warship or other government ship operated for non-commercial purposes with the laws and regulations of the coastal State concerning passage through the territorial sea or with the provisions of this Convention or other rules of international law."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
β‘ land beside or near to the sea or ocean
β‘ a barrier built across a river or stream to prevent water from flowing through thereby forming a reservoir
β‘ a piece of fabric, usually hung from a pole, to indicate a nationality of a vessel.
β‘ to be registered to a specific country(the flag state) and use their flag while sailing.
β‘ Refers to the State in which a boat is registered.
β‘ Passage means navigation through the territorial sea for the purpose of: a) traversing that sea without entering internal waters or calling at a roadstead or port facility outside internal waters; or (b) proceeding to or from internal waters or a call at such roadstead or port facility.
β‘ the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands
β‘ a large boat that carries people or goods across the seas or oceans
β‘ a ship belonging to the armed forces of a State bearing the external marks distinguishing such ships of its nationality, under the command of an officer duly commissioned by the government of the State and whose name appears in the appropriate service list or its equivalent, and manned by a crew which is under regular armed forces discipline.