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Boat insurance, even at the lower end of the market often includes wreck removal cover. This is because marinas etc “insist” on it. (Although many don’t check it). So if he had been in a marina or similar before he left it may well be insured. Of course it’s possible that the policy did not extend that far offshore.
It would if you were the insurer and it caused a further incident resulting in significant loss.
I don’t see how it is in any way “your problem” financially. It might be the estate’s liability, although even that seems tenuous. However which nation is leading the accident investigation? I would have expected if the MAIB were involved they would have enough interest in the boat and its content to facilitate its recovery.
What sort of communication have the family received from the French authorities, is it a loosely worded verbal request to remove the abandoned boat, or a specific legal document from the Prefecture Maritime stating ''Mise en demeure'' ? If the second, what date are they indicating?
I have "reported" your post, and asked Admin if they can manually grant you PM privileges, under the circumstances.
You need to make a few more posts to be allowed to PM. Two or three brief replies saying Ta or commenting on other threads would soon sort this.
What a very sad sight
