Vietnam: Responsibility to provide information concerning shipwrecked property

- The shipwrecked property owner or the organization or individual that discovered the shipwrecked property are responsible for immediately informing competent authorities of the location and type of shipwrecked property.

- The nearest customs agency must be also informed of the shipwrecked property which is imports or exports for cooperation in handling in accordance with regulations of the law on customs.

- Information may be provided in one or more forms of providing information such as by hand, fax, email or other acceptable forms.

Authorities receiving information concerning shipwrecked property:

- The regional Maritime Administrations shall receive information concerning shipwrecked property in the port waters or the territorial waters of Vietnam;

- Inland waterway port authorities or local agencies assigned to manage inland waterways affiliated to the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration, or competent authorities as prescribed by the law on inland waterway transport shall receive information concerning shipwrecked property in national inland waterways;

- Inland waterway port authorities or agencies assigned to manage inland waterways affiliated to Provincial Departments of Transport shall receive information concerning shipwrecked property in regional inland waterways;

- Local military agencies shall receive information concerning shipwrecked property in the national defense sector;

- Local police forces shall receive information concerning shipwrecked property in the security sector.

View more details at Decree No. 05/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2017.

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