What should the application contain? 

Applications for collecting souvenirs should be sent to the Danish Maritime Safety Administration. It should be with us at least 4 weeks before the planned salvage operation begins.

When you seek permission to collect souvenirs, your application should contain the following information:

Applicant: Name, address, company/department, postcode, town, e-mail and telephone number.

Club/organisation: If the application is sent on behalf of a club or organisation, you should state on whose behalf the diving club or organisation’s application is written.  You should state the address and contact information.

The wreck’s location should be specified in geographic coordinates (degrees, minutes and decimal minutes) indicating the datum that the position refers to (WGS84/ED50), if this is known.

The purpose of the collection and where the collected souvenirs are planned to be kept/exhibited.

Description of the wreck, its condition and surroundings. This description should include information about the depth of the seabed, the depth above the wreck, the length of the wreck, breadth and height above the seabed, the ship’s name, ship type, hull material, weight, etc., including an estimate of how long the wreck has been lying on the seabed.

Source: Description of where the information about the wreck originates from. Furthermore, you should indicate whether you have personally inspected the wreck and the time of this inspection.

Declaration from owner: If the owner of the wreck is known, you should enclose a declaration from the owner stating that the owner has no objection to souvenirs being removed from the wreck.