questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to protect historic shipwrecks in South East Asia belonging to the UK from illegal salvage.
answerText: As a matter of customary international law, all naval warships, state vessels and associated artefacts are afforded protection through the principle of Sovereign Immunity. The UK is of the view that, unless expressly relinquished or abandoned by the Flag ...
heading: South East Asia: Wrecks