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Default Salvaging or scavenging?

Joe wrote:
BoatUS is a big group of pussies dealing with ski boats and trailor
sailors Jon.

If you do not sign my contract and you have a loss of life, or


Loss of life? Wouldn't you have a problem if you sailed away from a
situation where there was loss of life?

enviromental damage, or total loss of the vessel and cargo then who's
to blame?

Who will be charged with full clean-up?

Do you think your insurance company will pay off if you refuge
salvage?


Boat/US advises refusing the Lloyd's Contract.

Who will be sued for everything they have?

Once your in a situation to need salvors, you are lucky to have help,
and better agree to the salvors terms IMO. Don't like it, don't put
yourself in that situation.


The problem with a Lloyd's contract is that the arbitration must be
done in London under British laws, at the likely expense of the boat
owner. Any small boat salvor who requires it in the US is not to be
trusted.