Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Wreck) Act, 1993
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Preservation of human life.
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29.—(1) No remuneration shall be due to a salvor from shipwrecked persons whose lives are saved by the salvor.
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(2) A salvor of human life, who has taken part in the services rendered on the occasion of the incident giving rise to salvage, shall be entitled to a fair share of the payment awarded to the salvor for salving the vessel or other property or preventing or minimizing damage to the environment.
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(3) Salvage in respect of the preservation of human life when payable by the owners of the vessel shall be payable in priority to all other claims for salvage.
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