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Section 158: Duty to provide security

Merchant Shipping Act · PART VI: WRECK AND SALVAGE

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158. Duty to provide security (1) A person liable for a payment under this Sub-Part shall, at the request of a salvor, give security to the satisfaction of the salvor for the claim, including interest and costs. (2) The owner of a salved vessel shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the owner of the cargo provides security to his satisfaction or that of the salvor for the claims against them, including interest and costs, before the cargo is released. (3) A salved vessel and property shall not, without the consent of the salvor, be removed from the port or place at which they first arrive after the completion of the salvage operation until security to the satisfaction of the salvor has been put up for the salvor’s claim against the relevant vessel or property.

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