Maritime Salvage Convention: Case Law, Compliance & Reform

 

 

 

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Analysis of compliance, violations, and recent legal cases in salvage operations

 

The International Convention on Salvage represents one of the most significant developments in maritime law, establishing comprehensive legal frameworks for rescue operations at sea. This convention fundamentally transformed how salvage operations are conducted, compensated, and regulated across international waters, providing clarity and protection for both salvors and vessel owners during maritime emergencies.

Adopted by the International Maritime Organization in London on April 28, 1989, this convention replaced outdated legal structures that had governed maritime rescue operations for nearly eight decades. The new framework addresses modern challenges including environmental protection, technological advances in rescue operations, and the need for adequate incentives to encourage professional salvage services in increasingly dangerous marine environments.

Maritime professionals,

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LA PROTECCIÓN DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN EL MAR

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 Autor: Isabel García del Amo Tutor: Enrique Jesús Martínez Pérez

Julio 2022

Facultad de Derecho

Grado en DERECHO

 

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China Coast Guard conducted patrols around Diaoyu Dao for 357 days in 2025

 

 

 

Global Times
Published: Jan 30, 2026 10:29 AM

File photo of China Coast Guard vessel patrolling waters near Diaoyu Dao on April 27, 2024 Photo: VCG

The China Coast Guard (CCG) said on Friday that China carried out patrols around Diaoyu Dao for a total of 357 days in 2025, underscoring the country's sustained maritime rights protection efforts.

The remarks were made during a special maritime law enforcement briefing held on Friday morning marking the fifth anniversary of the implementation of the coastguard law. Zhang Jianming, head of the law enforcement department of the CCG, said that over the past five years, the CCG has deployed vessels more than 550,000 times and aircraft more than 6,000 times to

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El Estrecho de Ormuz y la seguridad regional

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Dr. Stephen Blackwell

Recientes conflictos regionales, incluyendo un intercambio de ataques aéreos entre Israel e Irán, han reafirmado la importancia del Estrecho de Ormuz, una vía fluvial vital por la que transita un tercio del gas natural licuado y una cuarta parte de la producción mundial de petróleo. Como vía fluvial estratégicamente vital de importancia regional e internacional, los derechos de navegación en el Estrecho se han basado desde hace tiempo en el derecho internacional consuetudinario establecido y en un marco jurídico en constante evolución. 

 

El estrecho se extiende por noventa millas náuticas, y su anchura en su punto más angosto no supera las veintiuna millas náuticas. Los buques pertenecientes a terceros países gozan de un amplio derecho de paso por el

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Maritime Law: Cable Protection Zones and Marine Protected Areas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Maritime Law: Cable Protection Zones and Marine Protected Areas

 

Recreational boaters regularly stray into marine restricted areas, for which the penalties can be harsh. New high protection areas in the Gulf will complicate matters.

 

have received the occasional call over the years from vessel operators who have unwittingly fished in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) or the Cable Protection Zones (CPZ) in the Hauraki Gulf or Cook Strait and have been charged under the Marine Reserves Act 1971, or the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996. Each of these acts prohibits fishing (either recreational or commercial) in these zones, and they carry heavy penalties, including the forfeiture

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