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Paragraph 9 Wrecks and submerged objects

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(1)

The person or persons responsible for a vessel or object must notify the Queen’s Harbour Master immediately if the vessel or object—

(a)

sinks or is stranded in the dockyard port; or

(b)

becomes a wreck in the dockyard port,

and as a result causes, or is likely to cause, an obstruction.

(2)

For the purposes of subparagraph (1), the person or persons responsible for a vessel or object are—

(a)

the owner, master or agent of the vessel; and

(b)

the owner of, or any other person in possession or control of, the object.