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SCnewbie
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Response Posted - 08/02/2008 : 09:28:27

No expert here but after the trouble I had at my mooring, I checked with the insurance company. If someone cuts my lines and takes the boat, they are not the proud new owners. It is my boat. After I don't make claim to get it back it is the bank who has a lien on its boat. Should they fail to make a claim, it makes it the State of South Carolina's boat. If they don't want it then a salvor can have it. In the end, I would get it back and insurance may pick up legal fees.

Your best bet is to help people that need help. Carry liability insurance on yourself and your boat. Act the way any reasonable person would in a situation and you will be fine. Let the insurance company pay the legal costs and enjoy sailing.

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Response Posted - 08/02/2008 : 10:28:35

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by jbkayaker
 I seem to remember that salvage rules only apply on the high seas not inside some limit like 3 miles.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">There are some treaty conventions for international waters, but US and state laws govern the definition of "salvage" versus "assistance" in US waters, basically establishing when the operator can charge a salvage rate versus a simple towing rate. It might be that the salvor, if his rate is justified, can hold your boat until you pay it...

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Response Posted - 08/03/2008 : 08:20:35

Good discussion.... salvage does not mean full value unless the vessel was abandoned at sea and even then it is possible to reclaim ownership. It's a value structure. Percentage of value versus hardship versus hardship of recovery. It is negotiable, but the salvor can as Dave states hold said vessel until a remedy is obtained.

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smoken
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Response Posted - 08/03/2008 : 15:48:44

I just had this discussion with the local authority on one of the local lakes as far as salvage rights. He didn't quote and regs or laws but the way I understood what he was saying was that the local lake was a closed, non international access body of water. This put the rules and regs at the convenience of the local river authority.

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