Tn addition to adopting guidelines on fair JLtreatment of seafarers in the event of a maritime accident (see page 5) the IMO's Legal Committee, which met for its 91st session from 24 to 28 April 2006, moved a step closer towards completion of the draft text of the new convention on the removal of wrecks. Once adopted and in force, the new convention will provide the legal basis for States to remove, or have removed, from their EEZs, wrecks that may pose a hazard to navigation or, because of the nature of their cargo, to the marine and coastal environments, or to both. The new convention will also safeguard the rights and specify the duties of owners of wrecked ships to remove them by their own means, or with the assistance of salvors.
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