butthere's a differentgroupofpeoplewhomightseethis, andalsohave a largemarinevessel, a thoroughunderstandingofmaritimelaw, andpossibly a psychopathydiagnosisandthink "Oh, actually, thisisanawesomesituation."
Thewaythisworksisprettystraightforward; whoeverownstheshipinperilwilldrawup a contractwith a dedicatedsalvagefirmtosaveasmuchoftheshiporcargoaspossible.
But I'm notheretotalktoyouabouthowcontractswork; I'm heretoask a muchmoreinterestingquestion: whathappensif a shipissalvagedbefore a contractiswritten?
Thesecondconditionis "voluntaryservice," whichiskindof a weirdone; basically, anyonecanbe a salvor—a babyinaninnertubecouldbe a salvor—butonlyifthebabyvolunteered.
Thelastconditionis "success," andthisis a bitof a harshone.
最後の条件は「成功」ですが、これはちょっと厳しいですね。
Puresalvageclaimsaremadeunderwhat's called a "nocure, nopay" basis, whichmeansthatifyoufailtosuccessfullysalvageanything—regardlessofhowmuchtime, risk, ormoneyyouputin—yougetnothing.
Thisispartofthereasonwhypuresalvageissouncommonthesedays, particularlyforactualsalvagefirms, becausespendinghundredsofmillionsofdollarson a salvagemissionwhereyoumightnotgetanymoneywhatsoeverisnotwhatwecall a big-brainbusinessmove.
Now, I don't knowwhatoiltankercrewswoulddowiththeirsalvagemoney.
さて、オイルタンカーのクルーがサルベージマネーをどうするかはわからない。
But I knowwhattheyshoulddo: subscribetooursponsorNebula, sotheycanwatchHalfasInteresting's CrimeSpree—a country-spanningtravelcompetitionshowthateventuallymorphedintoJetLagandisexclusivelyavailableonNebula.
Fouryearsago, someofmycreatorfriendsand I hadthisideafor a streamingservicethatgivesbothcreatorsandtheiraudiences a betterdeal: noads, biggerbudgets, noalgorithmcallingtheshots… thatideabecameNebula, andNebulabecame a hugesuccess.