General Discussions
This is the place to discuss general issues related to the U-boat war or the war at sea in WWII.
RE: The Golden Rule of Subs
Posted by:
kurt
()
Date: January 10, 2001 05:45PM
<HTML>I\'m not an expert on maritime law, but let that not stop me from throwing in my 2 cents.
Basically, the law of the sea is that if a boat is abandoned, finders keepers. But this is more or less based on the idea that if someone left it, it must be junk, or cant\' be recovered, or abandoned in some way. In other words, no one cares about the old rusting hulk.
When it is something people do care about, like lots of money, viola, suddenly legal objections abound.
When money is at stake, everyone claims a stake.</HTML>
Basically, the law of the sea is that if a boat is abandoned, finders keepers. But this is more or less based on the idea that if someone left it, it must be junk, or cant\' be recovered, or abandoned in some way. In other words, no one cares about the old rusting hulk.
When it is something people do care about, like lots of money, viola, suddenly legal objections abound.
When money is at stake, everyone claims a stake.</HTML>