Back to News page    WRECK REMOVAL CONVENTION The Committee is expected to consider the text of the draft wreck removal convention (WRC), with a view to making a recommendation to the IMO Assembly as to the holding of a diplomatic conference to adopt it. The WRC is intended to provide international rules on the rights and obligations of States and ship owners in dealing with wrecks and drifting or sunken cargo which may pose a hazard to navigation and/or pose a threat to the marine environment. The draft Convention currently being considered by the Legal Committee is intended to clarify rights and obligations regarding the identification, reporting, locating and removal of hazardous wrecks, in particular those found beyond territorial waters.