salvors
Sea rescue workers
Salvors are people who rescue ships, cargo, or other property from danger at sea—typically from wrecks, fires, or vessels in distress.
Maritime law entitles salvors to compensation based on the value of what they save and the risks they undertake: The salvors claimed a percentage of the recovered cargo.
The singular is salvor.
Destroyed vessel at sea
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- cargoTransported goods
- underwaterBelow the surface
diving · scuba · sonar · seabed · flotsam · jetsam · hull · anchor
Claim securing debt
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- remunerationPayment for work done
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- contractEnforceable written agreement
Lloyd's · arbitration · towage · indemnity · subrogation · entitlement · finder's fee · equitable
Act of getting back
- rescueSave from harm
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- restorationReturning something to condition
- extractionAct of removing
recovering · refloating · towing · pumping · raising · securing · preservation · artifact recovery
One who submerges
- crewWorking team aboard
- captainOne who commands
- underwriterOne who assumes financial risk
- insurerEntity providing financial protection
shipowner · contractor · specialist · equipment · crane · barge · winch · cutting torch
Those pursuing hidden valuables
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- antiquitiesHistorical objects from ages past
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
Spanish Main · doubloons · bullion · relics · Titanic · excavation · conservation · museum
shipwreck
Destroyed vessel at sea
underwater · diving · scuba · sonar · seabed · flotsam · jetsam · hull · anchor · buoyancy
lien
Claim securing debt
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- remunerationPayment for work done
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
contract · Lloyd's · arbitration · towage · indemnity · subrogation · entitlement · finder's fee · equitable · possession
retrieval
Act of getting back
- rescueSave from harm
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- restorationReturning something to condition
extraction · recovering · refloating · towing · pumping · raising · securing · preservation · artifact recovery · environmental cleanup
diver
One who submerges
- crewWorking team aboard
- captainOne who commands
- underwriterOne who assumes financial risk
insurer · shipowner · contractor · specialist · equipment · crane · barge · winch · cutting torch · ROV
treasure hunters
Those pursuing hidden valuables
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- antiquitiesHistorical objects from ages past
galleon · Spanish Main · doubloons · bullion · relics · Titanic · excavation · conservation · museum · documentation
salvorswreckers
Those who dismantle structures
shipwreckers · pirates · saboteurs · scuttlers · casualties