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as the hull may be abandoned intentionally, whereas the cargo may be out of necessity (in the case of an emergency or the need to shed weight from the vessel). In these parameters, abandonment of the ship by its passengers constitutes a loss of possession, but to abandon the claim on the title itself, intention to relinquish it is required. This affects wrecks by limiting that which is considered "abandoned". Generally, a ship is defined as "abandoned" if there is no hope of recovery, known legally as
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Ownership of a wreck is a highly controversial issue, as there are no clear lines within which it is defined. It may be acquired through various means that range from succession to confiscation. There is also a distinction to be made between the ownership of the hull itself and the cargo it contains,
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A wreck is categorized as property belonging to no apparent owner that either sinks to the seabed or floats on the surface of the water, whether it be intentionally cast overboard or as the result of an accident. The term encompasses the hull of the vessel and its fixtures as well as any other form
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The term "salvage" is used to indicate a salvage operation, as well as the subsequent awarded compensation. It is considered a voluntary service rendered in cases such as danger to the wreck, or the surrounding navigable waters. In terms of compensation, it is seen as being awarded to anyone who
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In maritime law, flotsam pertains to goods that are floating on the surface of the water as the result of a wreck or accident. One who discovers flotsam is allowed to claim it unless someone else establishes their ownership of it. Even when the source is known, items may be considered flotsam
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designates any cargo that is intentionally discarded from a ship or wreckage. Legally jetsam also floats, although floating is not part of the etymological meaning. Generally, "jettisoning" connotes the action of throwing goods overboard to lighten the load of a ship in danger of sinking.
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There are a number of factors that contribute to the formation of a shipwreck, which can be divided into physical and cultural processes. A site can be affected by physical processes, that is, naturally occurring processes, such as the corrosion caused by salinity and
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of object on board, such as cargo and stores, and personal effects of the crew and passengers. This also encompasses the narrower definition of salvage, that is, property that has been recovered from a wreckage, or the recovery of the ship itself.
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In maritime law, different meanings are attributed to the terms, based on jurisdiction as well as context. For example, a distinction is made between goods that wash ashore and those that are for some reason not salvageable and/or lost at sea.
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can refer to goods that have sunk to the ocean floor, relinquished willingly or forcefully by its owner, and thus abandoned, but which no one has any hope of reclaiming.
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According to maritime law, a buoy or other floating object constitutes sufficient grounds for laying claim to an artifact. Lagan must be returned to the rightful owner.
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Per maritime law, one who discovers these artifacts is not required to return them to their rightful owner except in the case where the latter makes a proper claim.
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or cork, so that they can be found again by the person who marked the item. Lagan can also be large objects trapped within the sinking vessel.
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Matthew E. Keith, Society for Historical Archaeology. "Site formation processes of submerged shipwrecks." University Press of Florida (2016)
91:. A shipwreck is defined as the remains of a ship that has been wrecked, whether it has sunk or is floating on the surface of the water. 331:(also called "ligan") are goods cast overboard and heavy enough to sink to the ocean floor, but linked to a floating marker, such as a 520: 559: 352:
In terms of maritime law, derelict is considered property abandoned on navigable waters which has no hope of being recovered, or
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voluntarily assisted in the recuperation of the wreck, whether it be saved from upcoming danger, or from loss.
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/shipwreck
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Norris, Martin J. "The Law of Salvage". Baker, Voorhis (1958)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration web page
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Dromgoole, S (1999). "A note on the meaning of 'wreck'".
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in heavy seas in January 2019 off the German shore of
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claimable by the finder. This occurred with up to 110
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is sufficient to retain claim to an attached artifact
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Index

Flotsam
Flotsam and Jetsam (disambiguation)

Terschelling
Wadden Sea
maritime law
shipwreck
law of admiralty
marine salvage
ocean currents
navigable waters
law of salvage
negotiorum gestio
Flotsam (disambiguation)
/ˈflɒtsəm/
cargo containers
MSC Zoe
Borkum
Jetsam (disambiguation)
/ˈɛtsəm/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

buoy
/ˈlæɡən/
buoy
Curtis Ebbesmeyer
Driftwood
Ghost ship
Great Pacific garbage patch
Marine debris

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