Estonia is first to sign Wreck Removal Convention
28.03.2008
Estonian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Dr Margus Laidre signed the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks on behalf of Estonia at the International Maritime Organisation Headquarters in London on Friday, 28 March. Estonia is the first country to sign the Convention.
Estonian Ambassador to the UK Margus Laidre and Secretary General of IMO Efthimios E Mitropoulos
The Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention was adopted in May 2007 and will provide the 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 environment.
According to Ambassador Laidre the Convention, once in force, can fill a gap in the existing international legal framework by providing set of international rules aimed at ensuring the effective removal of wrecks. “Estonia’s will to join the Convention proves that Estonia is a credible partner contributing to the IMO goals of safe navigation and marine environmental protection,” he said.
The Convention is open for signature until 18 November 2008 and, thereafter, will be open for ratification, accession or acceptance. In Estonia it has to be ratified by the parliament.
The Convention will enter into force twelve months following the date on which ten States have either signed it without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval or have deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary General of IMO.
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