What an interesting thread! A glimpse of the legal ramifications and nuts and bolts of maritime warfare.
Of course, the precedence in regards to commercial shipping operations during time of war had been set and refined over hundreds of years and were well understood. Even global war and ocean wide operations were nothing new.
As an example. During the war of 1812 the Royal Navy blockaded the entire East Coast of the United States at the same time as strangling all French ports and shipping. This inevitably involved interfering with shipping of other nations. The legal implications were awesome and also had to be dealt with.
Lloyds of London were not about to close their doors for the duration.
David
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