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salvor

[′sal·vər]

(naval architecture)

A person who rescues maritime vessels and cargo from loss or destruction.

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Holyhead Coastguard said last night they will have "no further dealings" with the recovery as the incident has been handed over to the insurers and salvors.

ROCKS CRASH BOAT STILL STRANDED

On one view, the State can 'piggy back' off the efforts of salvors without the need to put its scarce financial resources into the venture.

Salvors strike gold off Florida's 'treasure coast': Finding the missing piece of the puzzle

THE complex operation to salvage sunken Kilo class submarine INS Sindhurakshak will start soon as the navy is in the final stages of identifying the salvor to carry out the job.

Operation to salvage sunken sub will begin soon

The department said the approval of emergency dumping of coal came after extensive consultation with the SAMSA, the salvors and the local governments.

Cargo ship dumps tons of coal into sea off South African coast

Salvors began dismantling the ship on February 26, but bad weather caused them to miss their March 23 target to complete their work.

US Navy ship set to be lifted from Philippine reef

This greatly mitigates damage as opposed to the multiple insurers that must be consulted and perhaps find their own salvors and conduct their own salvage sales.

Monday morning's quarterback vs. Sunday's starter: the U.S. coffee industry needs to step up their game to modernize and upgrade the current antiquated system utilized by coffee owners and third-party bailee warehouses

In 1991, the government of Malaysia contracted with a marine salvage company, Malaysian Historical Salvors (Salvors), to find and salvage the cargo of a British ship that sank in the Strait of Malacca in 1817.

Microinvestment disputes

Due to the disparity in salvage awards and the risk of "no cure, no pay" posed to potential salvors, parties began contracting for salvage services as opposed to seeking claims for "pure" salvage.

Pure versus contract salvage - narrowing the scope of an "agreement to volunteer" bar to pure salvage

The Government therefore intends to establish alternative arrangements for such a fire assessment and advice service using commercial salvors.

Fight your own blaze; That's the message to ship's crews as fire service axes specialist training to dismay of ferry operator Stena

Perhaps even more than elsewhere, underwater archaeology has had a difficult inception in Latin America and the Caribbean, in part due to the ongoing struggle to combat the aggressive exploitation of "treasure ships" by commercial salvors.

Underwater and Maritime Archaeology in Latin America and the Caribbean

This is "to encourage salvors to take the risks and

All in the same boat? Indigenous property rights in underwater cultural heritage

Salvors spent an hour-and-a-half assessing the vessel's stability and watching for any evidence of further oil spills," he said was quoted as saying.