see List of designations under the Protection of Wrecks Act. Wreck can be reported to the Receiver by completing a Report of Wreck and Salvage Form, known as a Droit. Penalties There are several penalties associated with wreck and salvage outlined in the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and the Receiver has a duty to investigate any report of possible offences regarding the treatment of wreck. If the investigation reveals sufficient evidence, the Receiver may prosecute those suspected of having committed an offence. To enable the Receiver of Wreck to enforce the law the Receiver is awarded several powers by the Secretary of State. In popular culture The Receiver of Wreck was mentioned by Hammond Innes in the novel (and film based on the novel) The Wreck of the Mary Deare. Show of Hands, an English folk band, sing about the Receiver of Wreck in the song "The Napoli". This was inspired by the wreck of the MSC Napoli, which was grounded in Branscombe Bay and subsequently lost many containers which were washed up on the beach, before being rifled through by people flocking to the small village. See also Her Majesty's Coastguard Maritime disasters Merchant Shipping Act, list of Merchant Shipping Act 1995 Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 Royal fish Underwater archaeology Wreck diving References External links Receiver Of Wreck Annual Report (2008) Information about the Canadian Receiver of Wreck from Transport Canada Information about the Guernsey Receiver of Wreck from the Guernsey government website Law of the sea Shipwrecks