Dive Buddies,
I'm hoping that someone with a naval or admiralty law background can help me answer a question relating to a shipwreck I am researching.
When sailors die on a ship in wartime, rules of the sea dictate that the shipwreck is a war grave. However, what about a naval vessel that sinks during peacetime, with loss of life? What is the rule of the sea or protocol that prevails in this situation?
Please e-mail me directly at steven at sinoscuba dot com if you have an answer. Thank you very much.
I'm hoping that someone with a naval or admiralty law background can help me answer a question relating to a shipwreck I am researching.
When sailors die on a ship in wartime, rules of the sea dictate that the shipwreck is a war grave. However, what about a naval vessel that sinks during peacetime, with loss of life? What is the rule of the sea or protocol that prevails in this situation?
Please e-mail me directly at steven at sinoscuba dot com if you have an answer. Thank you very much.