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Which country investigates an aircraft accident that occurs over the high seas?
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Under international air law, the state of registry is responsible for investigating aircraft accidents that occur over the high seas. While the investigation of accidents occurring within national territory is the responsibility of the territorial state, enforcement and investigative authority for incidents over the high seas rest primarily with the state in which the aircraft is registered.1