Offshore radio

Offshore Radio is radio broadcasting from ships or fixed maritime structures, usually in international waters. Broadcasting in the territorial zone (up to 22 km from shore) or the exclusive economic zone (between 22 km and 370.4 km from shore) remained illegal. Even in the international waters, a legislation in the UN convention on the law of the sea exists (article 109) that actively supports the suppression of pirate radio (called "unauthorized broadcasting"). However, since states do not have actual jurisdiction in international waters, they cannot board and seize control of broadcasting ships as long as the ship itself cannot be considered unsafe.