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occasion, high winds or broken equipment can force tourist boats to the opposite western shore. Even if unintentional, such incidents constitute illegal border crossings and can lead to sanctions from the border guards. Before the 2003 treaty, the border ran along the waterline of the beaches on the
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71:Coordinates
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323:References
214:Lithuanian
170:Max. depth
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307:Prior to
302:smuggling
247:Lithuania
223:‹See Tfd›
516:Delfi.lt
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