Louise and Larry Stealing the Ship
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Re: Louise and Larry Stealing the Ship
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This is true. In the business world, there is a lot of competition and for a salvage company that was on the verge of closure due to financial constraints, any person could have resorted to this. After all, there are maritime laws that govern such issues I believe.shaz1994 wrote: ↑12 Apr 2019, 03:28 They didn't steal the ship, at the beginning of the story the owners were on different missions therefore only Louise and Larry picked the distress call from the ship. That is when they set forth to tow the ship and they needed this opportunity to save their company.
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From the context in the book, I felt that it was a 'first come' sort of situation. Glad to know that it's actually in the rules!! Makes the book that much better, to me, anyway.CatInTheHat wrote: ↑01 Apr 2019, 10:05 Technically, they weren't stealing. That's how the salvage tows work. The first one to secure the abandoned boat gets to tow it and make a claim on its contents. The insurance pays them for the recovered boat and items. At least that's how it works in the U.S.
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I got the same impression. It was a salvage operation. There is probably some law somewhere that governs salvage, but it does seem like a lost ship would be up for grabs.
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It was a lost and abandoned ship. Through their efforts and risks, they were able to get the ship towed back to port. Stealing? I didn't see it that way at all.
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This business seems to be filled with a lot of adventures but also risks that could prove catastrophic and fatal as well. Larry and Louise were determined. No one would undertake such a task unless fully persuaded to do so. They were raising against faster tugs than their old ship.Smiley 25 wrote: ↑08 Apr 2019, 23:14 At first I kind of felt like they were stealing it, but as I read on I saw that this wasn’t the case. I can’t imagine how hard salvaging ships would be. Aside from the elements, securing the ship and making sure no one does anything under handed to take it from you would be really hard work. It was interesting to learn about this. I never really thought much about what happens to abandoned ships. I guess I assumed that whoever owns them would go get them if they wanted to recover them. I enjoyed learning while reading a good story too.
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