ARGENTUM EXPLORATION LTD v THE SILVER AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING TO BE INTERESTED IN AND/OR TO HAVE RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF, THE SILVER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT AND ANOTHER (INTERVENERS)

[2023] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 4

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Popplewell , Lady Justice Andrews and Lady Justice Elisabeth Laing

Salvage – Silver bars salvaged from seabed after 70 years – Salvage claim – Party acknowledging service as owners asserting sovereign immunity – Meaning of phrase “in use or intended for use for commercial purposes” in relation to cargo – Meaning of “wreck” – Powers of Receiver of Wreck to determine salvage – State Immunity Act 1978, sections 10 and 13.