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Report wreck material to the Receiver of Wreck - what counts as wreck material, fines and deadline
If you recover wreck material, for example parts of a ship or its cargo,…
You can report recovered wreck material online. There is a different way…
You can create an account if you want to: check the status of wreck…
Complete this form to let the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) know when you have recovered any wreck material.
How to report treasure or wreck - check it's treasure, find out who gets a share of the worth, what happens if a museum wants the treasure
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
Report wreck material and treasure finds
Written decision of the Deputy Traffic Commissioner for the East of England for Truck Trans Ltd
Gives information on the Nairobi International Convention on the removal of Wrecks 2007 coming into force on the 14 April 2015.
A protected wrecks licence allows you to dive, survey, dig, take away historical objects and anchor near a protected wreck in England
How ship owners, brokers and operators can apply to MCA for passenger, bunker, tanker and wreck removal compulsory liability insurance certificates
A protected wrecks licence allows you to dive, survey, dig, take away historical objects and anchor near a protected wreck in Wales
Licensing and safety standards regulatory decisions, made since 2018 about truck, bus and coach operators.
Guidance on how our policies and legislation apply to historic military wreck sites which are discovered outside UK territorial waters.
A protected wrecks licence allows you to dive, survey, dig, take away historical objects and anchor near a protected wreck in Scotland
A protected wrecks licence allows you to dive, survey, dig, take away historical objects and anchor near a protected wreck in Northern Ireland
Location: Elbe River, Germany.
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