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Ship wreck-removal convention to enter into force

Shipowner liability on the horizon The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal Wrecks will enter into force on 14 April 2015 following the deposit, on 14 April 2014, of an instrument of ratification by Denmark, with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).Among several provisions, the Convention will place financial responsibility for the removal of certain hazardous wrecks on shipowners, making insurance, or some other form of financial security, compulsory.Denmark became the 10th country to ratify the convention, thereby triggering its entry into force exactly 12 months later.The Convention will fill a gap in the existing international legal framework by providing the first set of uniform international rules aimed at ensuring the prompt and effective removal of wrecks located beyond a country's territorial sea. The Convention also contains a clause that enables States Parties to opt in' to apply certain provisions to their territory, including their territorial sea.The Convention will provide a sound legal basis for States to remove, or have removed, shipwrecks that may have the potential to affect adversely the safety of lives, goods and property at sea, as well as the marine and coastal environment. It will make shipowners financially liable and require them to take out insurance or ...

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The Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention 2007

The Standard P&I Club in its latest Standard Bulletin covers the latest news on the adoption of Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention. The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007 which is due to come into force 12 months following the date on which 10 states have ratified it. To date, eight states have ratified the Convention, but more may do so soon. It is therefore expected that it will be in force in the near future.

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The Wreck Removal Convention – a new liability and compensation regime

The convention will enter into force 12 months after ratification by 10 states IntroductionOn May 18 2007 the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. The convention fills a gap in the existing international legal framework by providing the first set of uniform international rules aimed at ensuring the prompt and effective removal of wrecked ships.Owners will now be required to take out compulsory liability insurance and strict liability will be imposed on an owner for the costs of locating, marking and removing a wreck. Authorities will also be permitted to commence direct action against an owner's liability insurer. Several countries are currently considering ratification of the convention.The convention is the latest in a series of liability and compensation conventions emanating from the IMO and modelled on the Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1992.Scope of application The geographical area of application of the convention is the exclusive economic zone of any state where the state has only limited legislative and enforcement jurisdiction.States may order the removal of wrecks from their exclusive economic zone only if there is specific legal basis under applicable public international law, such as the United Nations ...

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