GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subject to the provisions of international conventions in force, the following constitute maritime wrecks subject to the application of the present code:
1) Abandoned unseaworthy ships and aircraft and their cargoes;
2) Abandoned boats, machinery, tackle, anchors, chains, fishing gear and debris from ships and aircraft;
3) Goods thrown or fallen into the sea, and in general all objects, including those of antique origin, whose owner has lost possession and which are either beached in the public maritime domain, or found floating or dragged from the seabed and brought into territorial waters or onto the public maritime domain.
For the purposes of the Code, wrecks do not include goods and objects voluntarily abandoned or dumped at sea or on the shore with a view to evading customs action.
Legal Aspects of Ship Wreck in Cameroon
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