A wreck removal convention ahead
THE NAIROBI WRECK REMOVAL CONVENTION came into force on 14 April. Since most states already have various means (with or without legislation) to force the removal of wrecks that are inconveniently located at the cost of P&I insurance, the Convention will probably not make any major difference. However, it will be interesting to see to what extent the Convention’s provisions about proportionality and limitation of liability for the shipowner will have on unreasonable and disproportionate demands by states.