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· 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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