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] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 405

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Popplewell,Lady Justice Andrews,Lady Justice 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