(Ed. note: Boat US had the following in their monthly newsletter this week.)
Towing | VS | Salvage |
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"The thin veneer we call civilization can disappear where a shipwreck is concerned."
Richard Loran, Shipwrecks of Great Britain and Ireland
Understanding the difference between towing and salvage can save boaters money and aggrevation. Historically and legally, salvage is any voluntary and successful rescue of a boat., its cargo and/or its passengers from a peril at sea. BoatUS, however, narrows this definition. When contracting for towing services on behalf of its 650,000 members, it requires that marine assistance companies distinguish between simple towing and/or soft groundings and the more serious and expensive salvage efforts where distress or danger exist.
You can find the balance of the Boat US post here.
11:00 update:
Good stuff from a comment by Capt. Pete Andrews
Capt. Pete Andrews said...
Here's some more salvage info that your readers might be interested in, Rich.
http://www.safesea.com/boating_info/salvage/salvage_main.html
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Here's some more salvage info that your readers might be interested in, Rich.
http://www.safesea.com/boating_info/salvage/salvage_main.html
I would add that if anyone is interested, the wreck of the super tanker Amoco Cadiz off the coast off France is a great example of towing vs slavage.
It is a very interesting story. A disabled and drifting tanker, a storm, the high value cargo, decisions made not on the bridge but in an office thousands of miles away in New York, then one of the biggest maritime oil spills in history.
Another great story of salvage, towing and bravery on the high seas is the wreck of the Flying Enterprise. Unbelievable endurance...
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