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Asked by Graeme DownieLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 February 2025UIN 31721

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance exists to define (a) sunk", (b) stranded and (c) abandoned vessels for the under the terms of s.252 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

Answered by Mike Kane

Guidance can be found here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wreck-and-salvage-law. Local port acts may contain additional definitions that may vary from act to act.

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