marine salvage
Rescuing sunken vessels
Marine salvage is the rescue of a ship, its cargo, or other property from peril at sea—whether from sinking, grounding, or abandonment.
The term covers both the operation itself and the legal right to compensation for it.
Salvage law rewards those who save maritime property, with payment typically proportional to the value recovered and risks taken: The tugboat company claimed marine salvage rights after towing the disabled freighter to port.
- sunken treasureValuables on ocean floor
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- jetsamGoods deliberately discarded at sea
- chainLinked segments forming length
- deep seaLightless ocean zone
ocean floor · scuba diver · towing · salvor · flotsam · refloating · pollution control · sonar systems · dewatering · arbitration · cable · stabilization · maritime law · murky · coastguard · anchor · debris · distress signal
marine salvageabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
total loss · sinking · dereliction · scuttling · shipwreck
marine salvagemerchant shipping
Commercial maritime freight transport