Receiver of Wreck

[andrewhopkins]

Have a look at the pictures of the Kodima aground. Its timber cargo is being washed ashore and it asks the public to fill out a "receiver of wreck" form under the Merchant Shipping Act if they find anything.

http://www.mcagency.org.uk/news/MV_Kodima.htm

What's that about then ? Can you keep it or do you need to return it.

A lot of driftwood!!

 

[Trevethan]

The Receiver of Wreck's duty is to make sure that finders who report their recoveries as required by law, are paid an appropriate salvage payment, usually by the owner (or their insurers) or by the Crown.

Quite frequently, the finder is given the property instead of receiving a payment. It saves the insurance company all that tedious driving round the countryside picking up timber etc!

I dunno, first Geevor tin mine now this...an example of another traditional Cornish industry being revived?


<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by Trevethan on Mon Mar 18 14:57:35 2002 (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[Guest]

Didn't know it had gone dead. They made 'ansome profit in Scilly a couple of years ago what with trainers, sheets and rolls of plastic, bathroom doors and even a few kitchen sinks. Send us more, O Lord.

 

[Trevethan]

What happened in the Scillies? (I was living in the US then)

Sounds like Trago Mills got washed out to sea.

 

[JamesS]

Whilst on the subject of the Kodima..........

I see from a number of Navtex warnings over the weekend that drifting timbers have been reported off the Channel Islands and the Dover Strait.

Never a better reason for maintaining a good watch!

Cheers

 

[jamesjermain]

Trago Mills

Best place for it in my view!

JJ