Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 31721
Boats
Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025
Question
Graeme Downie
Labour — Dunfermline and Dollar
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.
Answer
Mike KaneGuidance 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.