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Place of refuge for ships
Principle in international maritime law From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A place of refuge for ships is a safe harbor or other secure place where a ship in distress can safely be taken to "prevent further damage or deterioration of the ship".[1]
It is often claimed that under international maritime law, "no port may be closed to a foreign ship seeking shelter from storm or bad weather or otherwise compelled to enter it in distress, unless another equally safe port is open".[2]
However, there are many limitations to this principle, especially when the ship may pose environmental or other dangers to the port.[3][4][5]
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Bibliography
- Anthony Morrison, Places of Refuge for Ships in Distress: Problems and Methods of Resolution, 07 June 2012 ISBN 9789004218888 in Legal Aspects of Sustainable Development 12.
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