Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention

International convention (entered into force 2015) that gives coastal states the right and obligation to remove hazardous wrecks in their EEZ at the registered owner's expense.

Regulatory detail & full definition

Owner must hold financial security for wreck removal (typically via P&I Club blue card) for any ship >= 300 GT. Applies to wrecks beyond territorial waters but within the EEZ (200 NM). 47+ states ratified including UK, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, India, Japan.

Source: Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007

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