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The distinction between towing
and salvage is an important one to understand. Towing
assistance provides help in non emergency situations, while a
case may be considered as salvage if any degree of peril is
associated with the vessel's predicament.
Typical salvage cases include
vessels hard grounded, stranded, beached, taking on water that
requires pumping or patching, leaking a product that requires
containment and/or clean up, capsized, swamped, partially
submerged or sunk. Salvage cases require specialized equipment
and skills and involve a degree of risk to the salver.
Boat owners should review their insurance policies to ensure
they are covered for the full value of the
vessel.
BoatU.S. On-The-Water Towing
Service
Agreement
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