What Is Safe Harbor?

Safe harbor theory states that foreign ships have the right to sail into the territorial waters of a country when their ships and personnel and safety are necessary, and leave immediately when their entry does not exist. According to this doctrine, the cause of this situation must be urgent, not for convenience; the entry must be in good faith and has no intention to violate the laws of the coastal State. In addition, force majeure allows foreign ships to claim complete immunity from the jurisdiction of the coastal State. Article 14 of the 1958 Convention on Territorial Seas and Contiguous Areas provides in the meaning of "pass": "pass includes ships and anchors, but is limited to those incidental to ordinary navigation or necessary for force majeure or distress ; Article 18, paragraph 2, of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea further states: "By including ships and anchors, but with incidental ordinarily voyages or necessary for force majeure or distress, or for the rescue of distress or distress The purpose of the person, ship or aircraft is limited. " ^[1]