SCHEDULES
F1SCHEDULE 11ZAWrecks Convention
Article 10Liability of the owner
1
Subject to article 11, the registered owner shall be liable for the costs of locating, marking and removing the wreck under articles 7, 8 and 9, respectively, unless the registered owner proves that the maritime casualty that caused the wreck:
(a)
resulted from an act of war, hostilities, civil war, insurrection, or a natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable and irresistible character;
(b)
was wholly caused by an act or omission done with intent to cause damage by a third party; or
(c)
was wholly caused by the negligence or other wrongful act of any Government or other authority responsible for the maintenance of lights or other navigational aids in the exercise of that function.