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I'd imagine that one of the perks of sovereignty is that no one, other than your own army, is obliged to protect you.

What is there to take? It's not like their floating tube with a house on top is worth a lot or efficient to liquidate.

You don’t have to have anything. All it takes is for som one to think you have something. If they can afford to build a hut on a tube, someone, somewhere will likely take an interest.

They're explicitly not claiming sovereignty.

What do they feel they get out of being in international waters?

> What is there to take?

Well, their house to begin with.