Mexico’s federal government is weighing sanctions against SpaceX after officials said the company conducted unlicensed salvage work in national waters while attempting to retrieve debris from a Starship rocket that broke up on 18 June off Texas. Navy Secretary Admiral Raymundo Morales Ángeles told reporters on 23 July that a recovery platform operated by a SpaceX contractor failed to meet regulatory requirements, and that environmental impact studies documenting damage along the Tamaulipas coastline will be released in the coming weeks. President Claudia Sheinbaum has also ordered a review of domestic and international laws with an eye to possible legal action over what she described as contamination from the wreckage, some of which washed ashore near Playa Bagdad. Local conservation groups earlier reported stray rocket parts in protected turtle-nesting areas, prompting federal environment and maritime agencies to begin their own assessments. SpaceX maintains that independent tests on Starship components show “no chemical, biological or toxicological risk” and says all debris remains its property. The company, which formally asked Mexican authorities for assistance on 26 June, has offered logistical support and resources for a clean-up operation while complaining that unauthorized individuals have hampered recovery efforts.