niteowl(Elite) posted this on Monday, 22nd January 2007, 18:07
Heard on the news all kinds of things been washed up from the cargo ship MSC Napoli. Quote: Brand new BMW motorbikes have been wheeled out of the shingle by keen treasure-hunters. Wine casks, perfume and car parts littering the shore have been rolled clear or tucked under the arm.
marksparks999(Elite) posted this on Monday, 22nd January 2007, 18:27
Quote: Brand new BMW motorbikes have been wheeled out of the shingle by keen treasure-hunters. Wine casks, perfume and car parts littering the shore have been rolled clear or tucked under the arm. not quite true... its BMW parts... anyway technically any items taken from the beach belong to the salvage company, so if you are tempted you could get a knock on the door from me or julianf as it will be `THEFT`
the only way you may be able to keep the items you `salvage` is to declare them to `receiver of wrecks` or you could be prosecuted, up to £2000 fine!
`i am going to live forever or die trying`
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RE: Lots of Salveging going on in Devon
alfie noakes(Elite) posted this on Monday, 22nd January 2007, 18:32
Nope, WHOLE motorbikes (okay, maybe the odd wing mirror missing).
Good luck with trying to register them to use on the roads...
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"Lobsterisimus Bummakisimus"
RE: Lots of Salveging going on in Devon
Stu UK(Elite) posted this on Monday, 22nd January 2007, 18:33
Quote: not quite true... its BMW parts... anyway technically any items taken from the beach belong to the salvage company, so if you are tempted you could get a knock on the door from me or julianf as it will be `THEFT` I understand it that you claim salvage rights yourself and can claim storage to the master of wrecks (great title), its only theft if you dont declair itor refuse to return the said booty?
Goodluck to them lol they have been doing ofr hundreds of years :o
mmm chocolate
RE: Lots of Salveging going on in Devon
biddenden_sue(Elite) posted this on Monday, 22nd January 2007, 18:34
I read that Police were handing out leaflets on the beach advising people that it was an offence to take anything that was considered salvage from the wreckage.
Why didn`t they just arrest them? Everyone was helping themselves (have been constantly by the sounds of it)
alfie noakes(Elite) posted this on Monday, 22nd January 2007, 18:45
If you register that you`ve had it away with a motorbike (someone got a Land Rover apparently) and then the shipping company decide it`s not worth their while retrieving the item, you`re laughing. If you don`t register it you could have problems. I`d register it. You`re quite likely to keep it anyway.
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"Lobsterisimus Bummakisimus"
RE: Lots of Salveging going on in Devon
niteowl(Elite) posted this on Monday, 22nd January 2007, 18:51
The BBC WEB PAGE HERE , actually shows a BMW bike, being pushed on the shingles. Quote: Hiding the goods and not giving them back is a criminal offence, with a possible fine of up to £2,500 per offence. Plus, the hot-fingered beach-comber, would waive their right to a salvage award, and have to pay the owner twice the good`s value: "In the case of a BMW motorbike, it could be quite expensive". ....... Quote: If people take the cargo, they fill in a "report of wreck and salvage" form, with their contact details, what they found, where and when. "It`s available from pretty much anybody in uniform down on the beach"......
A reward to the finder could be offered, depending on the value of the goods, the condition they are in after rescue, and the effort involved in recovering them from the beach. Wheeling something home, ... is "not classed as a huge amount of effort". .Warnings that chemicals such as battery acid, pesticide and oily liquids have also washed up...
Niteowl
Update: Just read (2100 hrs) Quote: "Around 50 BMW motorbikes were carried off the beach last night," :o
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RE: Lots of Salveging going on in Devon
retrogeezer(Elite) posted this on Monday, 22nd January 2007, 19:59
Surely any motorbikes/land rovers etc would be useless....those containers aren`t waterproof!
why take life so seriously..its not like you are going to make it out alive
RE: Lots of Salveging going on in Devon
Paull(Elite) posted this on Monday, 22nd January 2007, 21:01
I always thought is was theft & was amazed the Police didn`t cordon off the area. After all if someone gets hurt they`ll claim compensation from the Police etc because they wern`t stopped, you know the way people are nowadays.
