In all such rescue cases, a standard salvage contract -- Lloyds Open Form -- would give the rescuer substantial rights to financial compensation based upon skill employed, the danger of the situation and the risk to the distressed vessel, all factored against the value of the vessel recovered. It applies to any situation requiring towing, pumping, or other such assistance, not only a full salvage situation. GaryJ Kirk Olsen wrote: > A few years ago I ended up towing in some stranded boaters in Maine. As > I neared shore someone ran down to the beach and told me to cut them lose > before anyone touched shore. According to the person on the beach the US > Coast Guard would tow them back to the harbor so long as they were still > adrift. Once they touched the shore it would be a recovery and the Coast > Guard would not tow them back. I don't know what the rules are for > other countries, or if the if it's on shore it's a recovery is really > true. Just something to think about while doing your next tow ;-) -- Director, Family Canoeing Centre Recreational canoeing courses for the whole family. +--------------------------------+ | /"\ | | \ / | | X ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN | | / \ AGAINST HTML MAIL & NEWS | +--------------------------------+ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 07 2003 - 13:42:10 PDT
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