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How the fook do they get away with just walking off with all the bikes etc?You wait until next week eBay will be flooded with items from the containers :lol:

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How the fook do they get away with just walking off with all the bikes etc?You wait until next week eBay will be flooded with items from the containers :lol:

 

Maritime law mate, if it washes up on the beach or is found at sea it counts as salvage no matter who owns it, BUT you do have to register your find and the owner has a right to get it back. If they were to try and register one of these bikes without reporting it they'd quickly find themselves in hot water.

 

Some of the smaller bits and pieces would be a lot easier to get away with though :twisted:

 

Have a look at this article it tells you a bit more about it.

 

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22012007/325/s ... -ship.html

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People who may find a washed-up container are being asked to stay well clear and report it to Portland Coastguard on 01305 760439.

 

 

Yea, funny that, God forbid someone may actually get something for nothing from the big greedy companies! The government won't like it

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People who may find a washed-up container are being asked to stay well clear and report it to Portland Coastguard on 01305 760439.

 

 

Yea, funny that, God forbid someone may actually get something for nothing from the big greedy companies! The government won't like it

 

just because you report what you find to the coastguard it doesnt mean you have to give it back under the rules of salvage, the receiver of wrecks has to register salvage and rights of new owner etc :wink:

 

btw i am a coastgaurd officer :wink:

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I thinks its out of order, there are peoples lives on that container ship, were peolpe are moving country

 

I don't get it, who lives on the ship? the crew abandoned it mid channel!

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There were crates of peoples personall belongings being shipped to where ever when they where moving house to a different country. I saw pics of one guy who had a bag full of someones family photos in :!:

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my mate gavin is in the merchant navy or summin so been on alot of container ships and been round the world several times since leaving school he knows people that have been on the ship before it was grounded

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The police took all the chassis & engine numbers of the bikes nicked so they'll have difficulties selling them on or maybe reported as stolen

 

Thing is they aren't stolen, as I understand it salvage law says they've every right to take them off the beach PROVIDING they report the fact and claim salvage rights which means the rightful owner must make a payment to get it returned.

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