Wrecks can be a potential source of pollution and other hazards. Member States and partners have a variety of sources to obtain wreck information. On occasions this is in no particular format with a lack of standardisation. It is rare to find databases that are shared between Member States.

 

Other systems need reviewing to establish best practise. In particular work in the USA. Databases could be developed to identify not just the physical locations of wrecks but the degree of risk posed by them.

 

Already there are examples of deteriorating wrecks, for example the HMS Royal Oak in Scotland.

 

Any work could also explore the latest technologies in dealing with such wrecks. Any databases should be on an acceptable platform for example a standardised GIS system and be capable of being used across Member States and surrounding areas. This would need a high level of security.

 

 

Last Updated:- 06 October 2005