Your story lacked the final payment for services rendered. Under Earth Maritime law he would be awarded most of the value of the ship by saving it and the crew. Here on earth Maritime laws like this date back thousands of years... to before he Roman Empire. Insurance companies waste no time nor even wait for a court case to pay up. It benefits everyone for every ship in an area to render assistance as rapidly as possible. Help save a ship or a portion of its cargo.. get paid the value of what was saved.
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Your story lacked the final payment for services rendered. Under Earth Maritime law he would be awarded most of the value of the ship by saving it and the crew. Here on earth Maritime laws like this date back thousands of years... to before he Roman Empire. Insurance companies waste no time nor even wait for a court case to pay up. It benefits everyone for every ship in an area to render assistance as rapidly as possible. Help save a ship or a portion of its cargo.. get paid the value of what was saved.