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1676 C. Molloy De Jure Maritimo ii. ii. 203 They..may be seized by any of the Kings Officers and Commanders, and to be divided as Prizes, according to the Orders and Rules of the Sea.

1780 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 440/1 Justice shall be expeditiously rendered, after the rules of the sea, conformable to treaty and usage received.

1827 Law Jrnl. 5 (Michaelmas Term 1826) 31/2 The rule of the sea may be compared to the rule of the road, by which a party driving, is bound to keep the left hand side, and a ship having the wind must get out of the way.

1880 Amer. Law Rev. Sept. 677 It is negligence in a schooner, under the general rules of the sea, not to show a torchlight..to an approaching steam vessel.

1915 Rudder Aug. 353/1 The rules of the sea that require lights at night were surely meant for all, and not alone for the other fellow.

1980 M. Carin Five Hundred Keys iv. 63 I'm learning..all sorts of things about rules of the sea, the practices of various ports.

2002 Guardian 17 Sept. 3/6 I hope they will be true to their word and respect the rules of the sea.