We've found a lot of things worth salvaging."
"The Wailing Octopus"
Harold Leland Goodwin
When a ship had been forced on shore or stranded on the coast, it had been the practice for people to plunder it and to demand high payment for salvaging its goods.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly
Patent protection was given in 1642 for seven years to the inventors of a device for salvaging ships' goods and cannons from the seas.
"Our Legal Heritage"
S. A. Reilly