Originally Posted by
ChickenHouse
On the contrast, by international regulations of the sea the scene of an accident on the oceans is a grave. If you want to recover the bodies, it is an exhumation. Somebody authorized has to demand for it, this why the question to the relatives, and in this case has to be authorized by the country on which territory the accident scene is. There are quite some countries where this is impossible and an offense against the deceased by national laws. Anybody here firm in French funeral law?
Thanks for the background. I wonder if that would then preclude raising of the wreck by the AAIB as part of the investigation, since at least one of the bodies appears to be still inside ?
That said, I would imagine that the family of Sala, and quite possibly also Ibbotson's, would wish to recover the remains of their loved ones. Very sad.