Thailand, that is not how the contiguous zone is supposed to work.<p>Sovereign territory stops at the 12 NM limit. The contiguous zone extends <i>up to</i> 12 NM beyond that, <i>for the purposes of enforcing sovereign powers within the territorial zone</i>.<p>A permanently stationed vessel at 14 NM from shore cannot violate sovereignty, <i>because sovereignty does not exist there</i>, and to claim such is to violate the Law of the Sea Treaty. And to violate the Law of the Sea Treaty is to invite Chinese, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Malaysian, and Burmese fishermen to scoop out everything in your 200 NM EEZ and take it home.