Salvage
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
A compensation allowed to persons who have saved or aided in saving ships or cargo from actual loss after wreck, or from impending danger, whether from fire, pirates, enemies, or the ordinary perils of the sea.