T&T: abandoned & salvage

[Henry Quigley]

>What the fishermen did not do was in anyway salvage the vessel.  They simply
>reported its presence to a Governmental authority which in turn
>required/requested they stand by until the Governmental authority removed
>the vessel.  


Under the concept of "salvage" what they did constitutes salvage and they are "salvors."

This concept comes from the thinking that if not reported the vessel could be struck by a ship at night and destroyed; therefore reporting it constitutes "salvage."

IMHO

Henry
M/V Mary M
Lying Baytown TX