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10-31-2018, 07:26 PM | #1 | ||
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Nov 1st, 2018 : Salvage or Theft
In 2007 the container ship MSC Napoli, carrying 2323 containers, sank in a storm off the coast of Dorset, England.
Many of the containers washed up on shore and people flocked to the beach to grab the booty from the broken open containers. But then they started breaking the sealed containers open while the confused police watched, not knowing if it was salvage or theft. One container held 17 brand new motorcycles and BMW files a theft report. After a couple years of legal wrangling BMW gave up and declared the bikes the property of the salvors/thieves. Quote:
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11-01-2018, 05:42 AM | #2 | ||
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I remember that incident well. It brought to the public's attention the rather archaic sounding 'Receiver of Wreck'.
One aspect that sticks in my mind was that of a family who had sent a crate of their household possessions from Sweden to Cape Town and saw it being looted in TV news reports. Quote:
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Whatever happened to honesty and plain human decency?
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11-01-2018, 12:47 PM | #3 |
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I'll have to ask the people who work in your vineyard in South Africa.
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11-01-2018, 11:18 PM | #4 |
To shreds, you say?
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Touche
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11-01-2018, 07:37 AM | #5 |
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That's un-fashionable.
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11-01-2018, 07:42 AM | #6 |
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We grew tired of decency.
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11-01-2018, 07:49 AM | #7 |
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Griff said it better. But it seems that good manners and common decency are dead. And since the election of Trump it's gotten worse, it seems like people just want to hate for no good reason.
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11-01-2018, 08:47 AM | #8 |
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11-01-2018, 09:27 AM | #9 |
To shreds, you say?
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It sounds like the Receiver of Wreck dropped the ball on that one.
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11-03-2018, 07:33 PM | #10 |
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I have always been somewhat astonished that the King of Spain or Lloyds of London can come forward after an intrepid explorer and diver finds a 500 year old wreck on the sea floor after 20 years of looking and say "Thanks, old chap, that's our gold and we'll take it from here."
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