SALVORS, mar. law. When a ship and cargo, or any part thereof, are saved at sea by the exertions of any person from impending perils, or are recovered after an actual abandonment or loss, such persons are denominated salvors; ...
The skill and efforts of the salvors in preventing or minimizing damage to the environment;
The measure of success obtained by the salvor;
The nature and degree of the danger; ...
870, set forth the following criteria in determining the amount of the award: (1) the labor expended by the salvors in rendering the salvage service; (2) the promptitude, skill, and energy displayed in rendering the service and saving the property; ...
Salvors are entitled to rewards for their efforts regardless of whether their actions resulted in the rescue of a ship, its cargo or its crew. One who moves a ship out of harm's way or repairs a ship that has been harmed.
Examples of low-order salvage include towing another vessel in calm seas, supplying a vessel with fuel, or pulling a vessel off a sand bar. Salvors performing high order salvage receive substantially greater salvage award than those performing low ...
 See also: Vessel, Service, State, Will, Were
  
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