Thanks guys for the answers I surely did not want anyone to reveal something tha might get them into trouble so the details I got from most of you was just what I was asking.
Vercingetorix - I think you may have alluded to the question I was really asking but probably worded it badly. When you say 'outside territorial waters (over 12 miles) does this mean that no one really has authority over the Atlantic once you get more than 12 miles out then ?