Environment, liability and compensation
This section looks at the role of Government in marine salvage operations and the investigation of accidents to consider how best to avoid similar accidents in the future.
Establishment of Marine Environmental High Risk Areas (MEHRAs)
The announcement of the establishment of 32 Marine Environmental High Risk Areas (MEHRAs) around the UK coastline.
Command and control: Government's interim response to the recommendations
Role of Government in marine salvage and intervention operations.
- Published:
- 30 March 1999
Command and control
Report of Lord Donaldson's review of salvage and intervention and their command and control.
- Published:
- 15 March 1999
The Sea Empress incident: Summary of report
The report sets out the scale of the clean-up operation required after the grounding of the Sea Empress.
- Published:
- 17 January 1997
