Gulf of Sidra is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya; it is also known as Gulf of Sirte. It is located by the city of Sirte. In Ancient Rome it was known as Syrtis Maior (compare: Syrtis Minor).
Tuna fishing is of economic importance in the Gulf.
Libya asserts that the entire gulf is Libyan territory with what is called the Gulf of Sidra closing line — 32 degrees, 30 minutes north with an exclusive fishing zone...
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Gulf of Sidra is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya; it is also known as Gulf of Sirte. It is located by the city of Sirte. In Ancient Rome it was known as Syrtis Maior (compare: Syrtis Minor).
Tuna fishing is of economic importance in the Gulf.
Libya asserts that the entire gulf is Libyan territory with what is called the Gulf of Sidra closing line — 32 degrees, 30 minutes north with an exclusive fishing zone to 62 nm
The US denies Libya the right to assert the claim and believes Libya has only a standard of a 12-mile (22.2 km) territorial limit from the country's shore. Libya believes it to be a territorial sea, not just a coastal area. In 1973 this was asserted by Libya's leader Muammar al-Gaddafi who dubbed it The Line of Death.
In the 1981, there was an incident, US-Libyan air engagement over territorial claim, two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter fighter aircraft were shot down by two US Navy F-14 Tomcats.
In 1986, the U.S launched a bombing of...
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