evidence: An American sailing yacht that was denied entry to Tonga is heading to Tongan territory anyway, expecting to anchor at Minerva Reef (Tele ki Tonga and Tele ki Tokelau) tomorrow, Sunday July 5. Tonga's patrol boat VOEA Neiafu is currently at Minerva Reef, the HMAF Navy confirmed today. [...] Minerva, named Teleki Tonga and Teleki Tokelau, is part of the HMAF regular patrol operations, and Tonga regards the reefs as part of its territory even though they are outside the official EEZ. HMAF maintains a navigational beacon there. [...] Interested to see that Tongan Coast Guard forced a NZ yacht to leave Minerva Reef. The Zatara was permitted to stay. The real question is why the Tongan Coast Guard believes they have authority to have flagged ships of other nations leave what is at best Exclusive Economic Zone ("EEZ"), when these ships are not heading to Tonga, or engaging in economic activity. Minerva Reef isn't an island (disappears at high tide) isn't withing Tongan territorial waters (12 mile limit), and taking these actions in an EEZ appears to be a violation of the UN Convention?