Marine Pollution and the Right of Entry in Maritime Ports for Ships in Distress
1.Vessels in distress at sea carry an important risk for marine pollution. Particularly in the case of (oil) tankers and ships transporting dangerous and/or hazardous substances. Unfortunately, it has at regular intervals been demonstrated in the past that there is a real danger for serious pollution whenever ships in distress cannot find a save haven which protects them from further deterioration and subsequent disaster. It must be obvious however that it neither will not always be possible to offer such a safe place nor that there might not be other solutions available at sea which can save a vessel from tragedy. In many instances the salvage industry can offer acceptable solutions without endangering the marine environment. Of course finding shelter against the sometimes devastating effects of nature will in most cases be the answer. Hence it is a legitimate question to ask whether or not ships in distress have a right of entry in maritime ports, roadsteads or other places of refuge. This question fits within the more general legal right of entry in internal waters and maritime ports being part of them.
Eddy Somers
Ghent University
国际会议
Intl Conference on Marine Pollution Liability & Policy(国际海洋油污会议--海洋污染责任与政策国际研讨会)
大连
英文
685-692
2009-06-04（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）