judicial review of the decision, which was heard by the High Court on 26 October 2005. His decision was that the Act could apply to merchant vessels and that the Secretary of State for Defence was therefore required to reconsider whether the Storaa should be designated under the Act. The judge declined to decide on the legal issues of whether designation interfered with the salvage rights; on a dispute as to whether the wreck had been correctly identified; and on whether or not she was carrying tank parts or raw materials for the factory. These were matters that the Secretary of State should consider when the question of designation is reconsidered. The Ministry of Defence appealed the decision, which was heard by the Appeal Court in 2006. The Court of Appeal decision of 5 October 2006 upheld the decision of the High Court. Wreck divers fear that the case could lead to diving being prohibited on a large number of wrecks. The wreck was subsequently designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 in 2008. References 1917 ships Ships built on the River Clyde Steamships of the United Kingdom World War I merchant ships of the United Kingdom Merchant ships of the United Kingdom Steamships of Belgium Merchant ships of Belgium Steamships of the Netherlands Merchant ships of the Netherlands Steamships of Denmark World War II merchant ships of Denmark World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom Steamships of France World War II merchant ships of France World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel Maritime incidents in November 1942 Court of Appeal (England and Wales) cases 2006 in British law 2006 in case law Maritime incidents in November 1943