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To: Freedom4US
Is there an expert on Admiralty law that can tell me why the ownership of the cargo was not passed to the finder.
7 posted on 12/12/2005 5:41:43 PM PST by Citizen Tom Paine (An old sailor sends)
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To: Citizen Tom Paine

My guess is that he gets a considerable percentage of the total value as salvage right under the admiralty laws, but not everything.


9 posted on 12/12/2005 5:59:24 PM PST by hc87
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