Who do they belong to?
in the way that that ship down by Devon is losing its cargo, I always thought flotsam & jetsam was free for the taking ??
2007-01-22 00:38:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
they are , the law states that whoever retrieves such items may lay claim to them as to salvage is to save from destruction .
even the ship is subject to the same law if it were abandoned .
2007-01-22 00:45:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not in this case.
The ship was already under salvage law,s so the owner of the cargo will have been decided when salvage rights were sold.
If the ship hadn't been already under salvage laws then it would have been a free for all, though legally anything found would still have to be reported to the police in case the owner came forward.
PS: It is only flotsam in this case, jetsam is particularly stuff deliberately thrown away at sea.
2007-01-22 08:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I once found a small porpoise washed up on the beach. It had fin flop from where the sun had gotten to it. It smelt a bit but had only probably been there a day or so, apparantly I wouldn't have been allowed to take it home. Some "official" had to come and remove it.
So if ya can't have a manky old dead fish/mammal then I doubt you are allowed to grab all ya can from washed up cargo!
2007-01-22 08:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by Liggy Lee 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm not sure, but on the news, they're saying that nobody can take that stuff, because it hasn't been decided yet who the official owner is.
I heard that people stole 10 BMW motorbikes that washed up.
2007-01-22 08:41:37 · answer #4 · answered by Yasmin H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its just said on the news they have to fill in a form ofrthey will be fined £2500
2007-01-22 08:45:22 · answer #5 · answered by shell25leics 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its ok till they ask for it back but if they never do you never have to
2007-01-22 08:44:08 · answer #6 · answered by John 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes, I thought anything washed up was salvagable too ... .... ....
2007-01-22 08:41:41 · answer #7 · answered by melark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋