On Jan 24, 7:06 am, Jeff wrote:
Wouldn't you have a problem if you sailed away from a
situation where there was loss of life?


Good question Jeff, I wondered the same. As a salvor on location it
would seem you would have to stay while there is any risk to life.
However if the boat vessel refuses help and you feel you are in risk by
staying, then I.m sure you have the right and duty to save your vessel
and crew.


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.

I'm sure there are 100's of lawers that work for non-english companies
all the time. I also imagine Lloyds is fair, faster, and deals with
99.9 percent of the worlds salvor atributions.

The difference of our opinion's probly arise because we are thinking
on different levels.

First I've never pull a salvage contract on any persons personal boat,
unless it's big enough to needs Lloyds insurance, and is manned with
professional crew.

In the gulf I would look for cargo ships, tankers, containers,
crewboats, supplyboats, helo's, siesmic boats and cables, shrimpboats,
snapper boats, long liners, barges and such.

In 1983 we found a 2.5 miles long seismic cable. It was lost in a
storm by one of the Quest boats. I was an AB at the time. We spent 5
hrs flaking it on deck of the Point Barrow (225 ft supply boat) with a
tugger. My next paycheck had a 1,500 dollar bonus, the OS got 1000, the
mate got 3000, and the Capt got 6000.

We were all very pleased until we found out the company got 1.5
million for the cable.

Joe