Regulation

IMO members remind each other of rescue rules following Maersk Etienne incident

A case of 27 migrants stranded on board a Maersk vessel for 38 days in 2020 because no one would claim responsibility for them, now has the IMO confirming the applicable rules for rescue at sea.
The episode on board vessel Maersk Etienne in 2020 has led IMO countries to meet and confirm the rules on rescues. | Photo: Handout/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
The episode on board vessel Maersk Etienne in 2020 has led IMO countries to meet and confirm the rules on rescues. | Photo: Handout/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by JENS THOMSEN

There are clear rules on how civilian ships and national authorities must react in situations where a merchant vessel rescues people at sea.

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