Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks

The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks is a 2007 treaty of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

The purpose of the convention is to establish uniform rules for the prompt and effective removal of shipwrecks located in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of a state that may be hazardous to navigation or to the environment. The convention gives states authority to remove wrecks from the portion of its EEZ that is within international waters without any implication that the state is claiming sovereignty over that area.

The convention was concluded at Nairobi, Kenya, on 18 May 2007. It entered into force on 14 April 2015 after being ratified by ten states.[1]

List of states parties

As of the end of October 2016, the Convention has been ratified by 31 states.[1]

State party Signed Deposited Entered into force
 Albania — 27 April 2015 27 July 2015
 Antigua and Barbuda — 9 January 2015 14 April 2015
 Bahamas — 5 June 2015 5 September 2015
 Bulgaria — 8 February 2012 14 April 2015
 Congo, Republic of the — 19 May 2014 14 April 2015
 Cook Islands — 22 December 2014 14 April 2015
 Cyprus — 22 July 2015 22 October 2015
 Denmark 12 November 2008 14 April 2014 14 April 2015
 France 24 September 2008 4 February 2016 4 May 2016
 Germany 17 November 2008 20 June 2013 14 April 2015
 India — 23 March 2011 14 April 2015
 Iran — 19 April 2011 14 April 2015
 Jordan — 16 September 2016 16 December 2016
 Kenya — 14 April 2015 14 July 2015
 Liberia — 8 January 2015 14 April 2015
 Malaysia — 28 November 2013 14 April 2015
 Malta — 18 January 2015 18 April 2015
 Marshall Islands — 27 October 2014 14 April 2015
 Morocco — 13 June 2013 14 April 2015
 Netherlands[upper-alpha 1] 27 October 2008 19 January 2016 19 April 2016
 Nigeria — 23 July 2009 14 April 2015
 Niue — 27 April 2015 27 July 2015
 Palau — 29 September 2011 14 April 2015
 Panama — 18 August 2015 18 November 2015
 Romania — 20 September 2016 20 December 2016
 Saint Kitts and Nevis — 31 March 2016 30 June 2016
 South Africa — 4 September 2015 4 December 2015
  Switzerland — 16 May 2016 16 August 2016
 Tonga — 20 March 2015 20 June 2015
 Tuvalu — 17 February 2015 17 May 2015
 United Kingdom[upper-alpha 2] — 30 November 2012 14 April 2015

Signatories that are not parties

In addition to the states that are party to the Convention, an additional two states are signatories, but not party to it.[1]

State Signed
 Estonia 28 March 2008
 Italy 23 September 2008

Notes

  1. ↑ The Convention only applies to the European part of the Netherlands.
  2. ↑ The Convention was extended to and entered into force for the Isle of Man on 14 April 2015 and Gibraltar on 16 April 2015.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Status of multilateral Conventions and instruments in respect of which the International Maritime Organization or its Secretary-General performs depositary or other functions" (PDF). International Maritime Organization. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-27.

External links

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