What in the orphan crushing machine is this shit?!
https://maritime-executive.com/article/bananas-ahoy-as-overboard-containers-wash-ashore
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I don't know anything about British courts, but I doubt that any court is going to find anybody guilty of any major crime for collecting bananas washing up on the beach, for which the corporation that lost them got an insurance settlement to cover the loss. That's salvage, and salvage rights are long established.
I've seen Oliver twist, they are ready to sentence people to jail for this crime.
I mean, that was slightly fictional, although that's the maybe the joke. And set a sesquicentury ago.
That's a big word. You need some reedumacation
Yeah, I futzed with it a bit. At first I did sesquicentennial, but that's purely an adjective which isn't great. Sesquicentenary refers to the day, so that wouldn't work. So, I made a nonce word which, if you know these other two, is clear.
I'll just ignore the insulting tone.
While the coastguard was clear that they didn't mean the bananas
everyone here IS following maritime salvage law.
The "long established" rule is: the owner has all rights to the cargo and wreck, but must compensate those who assist in recovery only if the owner agrees to assistance
The British maritime law that keeps getting referenced here was put into place initially to ensure that people would be compensated completely when assisting.
Previously, when it was a raw 'handshake' agreement, there would be negotiations before helping which delayed assistance, or Party A would screw over Party B with a low-ball reward, or Party B would just nope out of the situation for fear of not getting reimbursed and risk of damaging their own property.
The shipping company in this situation asked for assistance and sent a list of missing stuff, especially since they were threatened with penalties for creating a hazardous waterway. If you find missing stuff, you report it, and the government knows already how much you should be compensated and makes sure you get it. In this case, the company wants their expensive refrigeration equipment.
I have no idea if they offer a reasonable amount, but this was the intent.