When certain vessels are lost in an unknown area, a potential salvor might discover and plunder the wreck without knowledge of the wreck's owner. |
In pure salvage, there is no contract between the owner of the goods and the salvor. |
Without the signed Yacht Salvage Contract, the salvor is free to arrest your boat and file suit in federal court. |
She falters at the end of the long tow-rope and sheers wildly in the wake of her salvor. |
Altogether, there is plenty of rich treasure in the sea awaiting the salvor who is bold enough to go after it. |
Prior to a salvage attempt the salvor receives permission from the owner or the master to assist the vessel. |