· 3/24/1986
MDM Salvage, Inc. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing Vessel
Citations
- 631 F. Supp. 308
- 1987 A.M.C. 537
- 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27768
How courts have described this case
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- “To enjoy the 11 continued right to exclusive possession and protection from interference of rival salvors, 12 a salvor must exercise due diligence and must be capable of actually saving the 13 property.”
- no artifacts of great significance were reported to be recovered
- vessel in question is a “shallow water ocean wreck”
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Judges: Aronovitz
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