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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 04/08/2026

7/13 Every one of those merchant ships is commanded by a Master with independent legal obligations under SOLAS, UNCLOS and the Search and Rescue Convention. If people enter the water, those obligations do not disappear because the incident began as border enforcement. #SOLAS #UNCLOS

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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 04/08/2026

8/13 Imagine a migrant boat capsizes during an interception. At that moment the operation changes character. It is no longer simply an immigration incident. It has become a search and rescue incident involving every suitably placed vessel capable of rendering assistance. #SearchAndRescue

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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 04/08/2026

9/13 Now the questions become much more complicated. What if the merchant vessel is best placed to recover survivors? What if the nearest place of safety is a British port? What if the merchant Master witnesses the incident and becomes the principal independent witness?

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