THE WRECK NO ONE OWES

Five ships sunk off Romania and Bulgaria lie in NATO waters, and the wreck convention excuses owners and insurers in war, leaving the coastal state to pay. At least five ships sunk off Romania and Bulgaria in October now lie in the waters of two NATO states. The 2007 wreck convention excuses the owner, and lets the insurer say the same, when war or a deliberate strike sinks the ship. CRUCIBEL shows why the bill for these wrecks falls on the coastal state, and what to decide before the next one. Published in CRUCIBEL Journal, 2026-11-08. Read the paper online: https://crucibeljournal.com/the-wreck-no-one-owes/